hummock

IPA/ˈhʌmək/
IPA/ˈhʌmək/

hummock — 名詞

  • hummocksingular
  • hummocksplural

1. a low, rounded mound of earth or grass that rises slightly above the surrounding

1.名詞C1
釋義

小丘

地面上隆起的小土丘

a low, rounded mound of earth or grass that rises slightly above the surrounding flat land

例句

The children climbed a grassy hummock to see over the picnic area.

孩子們爬上長草的小丘，好讓視線越過野餐區。

collocation: grassy hummock

A small hummock near the river was the only dry place to pitch their tent.

河邊的一處小土丘是唯一乾燥的地方，他們可以在那裡搭帳篷。

preposition: near / on a hummock

常見搭配
  • grassy hummock
  • low hummock
  • small hummock
  • hummock of earth
  • hummock of moss
同義詞
  • hillock

    nearly identical in meaning; hillock is slightly more common

  • mound

    can be natural or man-made; more general than hummock

  • knoll

    a small, rounded hill, often found at the top of a slope

反義詞
  • depression

    a sunken area in the ground, the opposite of a raised hummock

  • hollow

    a low area between raised ground

文法句型

a hummock

hummocks

hummock of [substance]

用法筆記

Most commonly used for natural features in flat landscapes such as meadows, marshes, or tundra. Not typically used for man-made piles of earth.

常見錯誤

We climbed a hummock in the Alps.
We climbed a hill in the Alps.
A hummock is very small, not a large hill or mountain.
The gardener made a hummock of soil for the plants.
The gardener made a mound of soil for the plants.
'Mound' is the more natural word for a man-made pile of earth.

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • hummock of earth
  • hummock of grass
  • hummock of moss

介系詞搭配

  • on a hummock
  • behind a hummock
  • around a hummock