overland

/ˈəʊ.və.lænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈoʊ.vɚ.lænd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈō-vər-ˌland -lənd/ (ame, mw) · /ˈəʊvəlænd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈəʊvərlænd/ (ame, ipa)

overland — 形容詞

  • overlandpositive
  • more overlandcomparative
  • most overlandsuperlative

1. using roads, tracks, or open ground instead of going by ship or plane.

1.形容詞C1
釋義

陸路的

經由地面路線進行的

using roads, tracks, or open ground instead of going by ship or plane.

例句

The aid team chose an overland route to Aleppo when the airport closed.

機場關閉後，援助隊選擇了一條前往 Aleppo 的陸路路線。

pattern: overland + route

An overland convoy carried rice and medicine into northern Sudan.

一支陸路車隊把米和藥品運進 Sudan 北部。

collocation: overland convoy

同義詞
  • land-based

    broader; can describe anything on land, not only a journey or transport method

  • cross-country

    often suggests moving across rough land or long distances within a region

反義詞
  • seaborne

    carried by sea rather than across the land

  • airborne

    moved by air rather than over the ground

文法句型

overland + route / trip / convoy / crossing

用法筆記

Usually comes before nouns such as route, trip, convoy, or crossing. Distinguish from adverb sense 1: an overland route names the kind of journey, but travelling overland tells how the journey happened.

常見錯誤

❌We took an overland to the border.
✅We took an overland bus to the border.
💡as an adjective, 'overland' must modify a noun.

overland — 副詞