loch

IPA/lɒk/
KK[lˈɑk]IPA/lɑːk/

loch — 名詞

  • lochsingular
  • lochesplural

1. a long, narrow body of water in Scotland — either a freshwater lake or a sea inl

1.名詞B2
釋義

湖；狹灣

蘇格蘭的湖泊或狹長海灣

a long, narrow body of water in Scotland — either a freshwater lake or a sea inlet that stretches deep into the land between hills

例句

The famous Loch Ness in Scotland is known worldwide for its legend of a monster.

蘇格蘭著名的尼斯湖以水怪傳說聞名全世界。

proper name: Loch Ness

Hyun took a boat across the loch to a small island with an old castle.

Hyun 搭船橫越這座湖，抵達那座有古老城堡的小島。

across the loch — prepositional collocation

常見搭配
  • Loch Ness
  • Loch Lomond
  • beside the loch
  • across the loch
  • on the loch
  • in the loch
同義詞
  • lake

    the general term; unlike loch, a lake is always freshwater and not restricted to Scotland

  • fjord

    a narrow sea inlet between cliffs, similar to some Scottish lochs, but typically refers to features in Norway

  • inlet

    a general term for any narrow opening of the sea into the land; loch is a specific Scottish type

用法筆記

Frequently used as part of a proper place name such as Loch Ness or Loch Lomond. When part of a name, 'Loch' is capitalized. In general references (e.g. 'a quiet loch') it is not.

常見錯誤

We swam in the loch near Sydney.
We swam in the loch near Inverness.
The word 'loch' refers only to bodies of water in Scotland.

同根字

  • lochan
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • Loch Ness
  • Loch Lomond
  • Loch Morar

常用片語

  • the edge of the loch
  • the shore of the loch
  • a cruise on the loch

介系詞搭配

  • across the loch
  • beside the loch
  • on the loch
  • in the loch
  • around the loch