knoll

英 [nəʊl]

美 [noʊl]

n.  圆丘; 土墩

复数：knolls　过去分词：knolled　

GRE

BNC.33458 / COCA.18672

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 圆丘；土墩
  Aknollis a low hill with gentle slopes and a rounded top.
  1. ...a grassy knoll.
     长满草的圆丘
  2. ...on Nibley Knoll.
     在尼布利小山上

英英释义

noun

• a small natural hill
  Synonym:moundhillockhummockhammock

双语例句

• The slopes of the knoll and all the inside of the stockade had been cleared of timber to build the house, and we could see by the stumps what a fine and lofty grove had been destroyed.
  小丘的斜坡上和寨子里面的树全部被伐掉，用于修建木屋了，从残留下来的树桩我们可以看出，一片多么好、多么繁茂的林子被毁掉了。
• On this knoll was a crowd of officers, and Pierre heard the French chatter of the staff, and saw Kutuzov's grey head sunk in his shoulders, and his white cap, with red braiding on it.
  土岗上有一群军人，可以听见参谋人员用法语谈话，看见库图佐夫戴着红箍白帽的、白发苍苍的脑袋和他那缩进两肩之间的满是白发的后脑勺。
• Knoll generally avoids the popular'wet hair'look.
  不过他一般都不做现在很流行的“湿发”效果。
• He crawled up a small knoll and surveyed the prospect.
  他爬上一个小山丘，俯瞰周围。
• The low mountain and knoll which is covered loess broadly and Its clamps river valley plain, which constituted the basic landform and landscape of this area.
  广覆黄土的低山丘陵及其夹峙的河谷平原，构成了本区的基本地貌景观。
• May18, when a military helicopter slowly landed in Gengda, Wolong District, almost all the victims suffered from the earthquake quickly gathered around the temporary parking apron area on the knoll.
  当一架军用直升机在卧龙特区耿达乡徐徐降落的时候，周遭几乎所有的灾民都迅速围挤在被临时作为停机坪的土丘周边。
• Like a castle on a knoll, a rock formation shines beneath a skylight in Hang Son Doong.
  一堆岩石好似小山上的城堡，在韩松洞的天窗下闪亮。
• Example: Write about saving a species of tree on a Pacific island knoll rather than defending the world's forests against mankind.
  例如，宁可撰写如何在太平洋岛屿上拯救树种生态，而不要提出保护世界树林免于遭受人为迫害的议题。
• It was him I chased up the grassy knoll.
  我追他直至到草丘上。
• The pavilion was situated on a knoll and commanded an open view of the distance.
  亭在山脊，远眺颇畅。