dune

IPA/djuːn/
KK[dˈun]IPA/duːn/

dune — 名詞

  • dunesingular
  • dunesplural

1. a low hill of loose sand that wind builds up along coasts and across desert land

1.名詞B2
釋義

沙丘

風把沙吹積成的小丘

a low hill of loose sand that wind builds up along coasts and across desert land.

例句

Ezra climbed the steep dune to watch the sun rise over the sea.

Ezra 爬上陡峭的沙丘，看海上日出。

collocation: climb a dune

Strong winds pushed fresh sand into new dunes after the storm.

強風吹來新沙，在暴風雨後形成新的沙丘。

pattern: wind forms dunes

常見搭配
  • coastal dunes
  • sand dunes
  • shifting dunes
  • climb a dune
  • protect the dunes
同義詞
  • ridge

    usually longer and narrower than a single dune

  • mound

    a more general raised heap, not specifically shaped by wind

文法句型

a dune

sand dunes

behind a dune

across the dunes

用法筆記

Often appears with words about wind, grass, and coast protection. In geography and travel writing, dunes are often described as moving or shifting because wind can change their shape.

常見錯誤

We sat on dune for lunch.
We sat on a dune for lunch.
'Dune' is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article.
The wind made many dune near the road.
The wind made many dunes near the road.
Use the regular plural 'dunes' for more than one.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • coastal dune
  • sand dune
  • dune grass
  • dune system

常用片語

  • a line of dunes
  • a row of dunes
  • protect the dunes

介系詞搭配

  • across the dunes
  • behind a dune
  • on a dune