| 单词 | butte |
| 释义 | butteNature, Geography butte /bjuːt/ noun [countableC] → beautDNSGa hill with steep sides and a flat top in the western US 〔美国西部有陡坡和平顶的〕孤山，孤峰，地垛 Examples from the Corpus butte• We saw mesas and buttes, red rock under smooth blue sky for the first time in our lives.• Cactus-covered buttes stand in sharp contrast to the blue water, making this an idyllic spot for a getaway.• Across the flat tableland are almost 100 red and orange monolithic sandstone buttes and mesas jutting skywards.• Above the buttes, the mile-high white clouds were as flat on the bottom as paperweights. (1800-1900) French “small hill”, from Old French bute “pile of earth” |
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