dune

IPA/djuːn/
KK[dˈun]IPA/duːn/

dune — 名詞

  • dunesingular
  • dunesplural

1. a mound or ridge of loose sand that wind has shaped, often found along coastline

1.名詞B1
釋義

沙丘

風吹積成的小沙堆,多見於海邊或沙漠

a mound or ridge of loose sand that wind has shaped, often found along coastlines or across dry, sandy regions such as deserts

例句

Tuan and his brothers ran down the dune toward the shoreline, laughing in the wind.

Tuan 和他的兄弟們沿著沙丘跑向海岸,在風中哈哈大笑。

movement verb + down the dune

The village sat behind a tall dune that blocked the sandstorms from the desert.

村莊坐落在一座高聳的沙丘後面,擋住了來自沙漠的風沙暴。

position behind a dune

同義詞
  • sand dune

    the full compound form; used interchangeably but more common in scientific or descriptive writing

  • mound

    a more general term for any pile of earth or material; does not specify wind-formed sand