1. 1地勢低的、低窪(離海平面不高,容易淹水)

    Low-lying land is not far above the sea. It is about the height of the ground, not about a person’s height. Farms, towns, and islands on low-lying land can flood when the sea rises or when rain is heavy. News and maps use it: low-lying areas were told to leave. Hills are the other idea. A low-lying place can be beautiful and still in danger. You almost always say it of land, fields, coasts, or areas — not of buildings (those are just “low”) and not of people.

core核心畫面

組成low(低)+ lying(來自 lie:躺在、座落在某個位置)

同家族的字

  • lie“lying” here is from “lie” — to be in a place, not to tell a lie

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

low-lyingadj/ˈləʊˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/

  • 1

    Lower than nearby areas.

    • Coastal defences were breached at many places from the Humber right round to the outskirts of London, and the inundation of low-lying lands caused damage on a scale unequalled within living memory.
    • The route passes over low-lying land, the only item of note being the Cerebos salt works at Greatham, where one may catch a glimpse of the smart black diesel locomotive emblazoned with the firm's name writ large.
  • 2

    geographynatural-sciencesLocated or situated below or near a sea level.

    • low-lying islands
  • 3

    Of a person, lying low; concealed; hidden.

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