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upland

英 ['ʌplənd] 美 ['ʌplənd]

n. 山地，高地
adj. 山地的，高地的

英文词源

upland (n.): "interior district of a country," Old English upland "the country" (as opposed to the town), from up- + land (n.). As an adjective from 14c. Related: Uplandish (Old English uplendisc "rural rustic"); uplander. Jock Upaland was a 16c.-17c. term for a rustic.

双语例句

1. It's important that these upland farms continue to survive.: 这些高原农场能继续存在下去非常重要。

2. They move with their flocks to upland pastures.: 他们带着牲畜迁往高原上的牧场.

3. Thus they walked till they reached the foot of the upland.: 他们就这样往前走,一直走到高原的山根下.

4. It rested in the lap of an undulating upland adjoining the North Wessex downs.: 它坐落在和北维塞司的丘陵相连那片起伏高原中间一个山坳里.

5. Our preference is for a cereal rather than rape , except perhaps on upland reseeds.: 除了在高地重播, 我们情愿选谷物而不种油菜.