hummock
hummock — 名詞
- hummocksingular
- hummocksplural
1. a low, rounded mound of earth or grass that rises slightly above the surrounding
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
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
Pedro sat on a hummock and looked out over the wide, flat wheat fields.
Pedro 坐在小丘上，眺望廣闊平坦的麥田。
Low hummocks of green moss dotted the marshy ground all around the lake.
低矮的苔蘚小丘散布在湖周圍的沼澤地上。
The old dirt road curved around a small hummock covered in wildflowers.
那條舊土路繞過一個長滿野花的小土丘。
- 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.