valley

/ˈvæli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈvæli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈva-lē/ (ame, mw)

valley — noun

  • valleysingular
  • valleysplural

1. A low area of land that lies between two hills or mountains, where a river or st

1.名詞A2
釋義

A low area of land that lies between two hills or mountains, where a river or stream often runs.

例句

The small farming village sits in a wide valley between two wooded hills.

in a valley — location preposition

Charlotte stood on the cliff and looked down at the river winding through the valley.

同義詞
  • gorge

    A much deeper, narrower valley with very steep rocky sides

  • canyon

    A deep, narrow valley with steep sides, especially in dry or desert areas

  • dale

    A poetic or regional British term for a valley, especially in northern England

  • hollow

    A small valley or basin-shaped low area, often rounded

反義詞
  • mountain

    A very high area of land rising steeply above the surrounding land

  • ridge

    The long, narrow top of a mountain range, opposite to the low ground of a valley

文法句型

valley + of + noun

in/through/across + valley

用法筆記

Frequently paired with a geographical modifier to form compound nouns (valley floor, valley town, valley stream). Prepositions most commonly used are in, through, across, and down.

常見錯誤

❌We climbed up the valley.
✅We walked through the valley.
💡A valley is low ground; to go higher you would climb the mountain, not the valley.