请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 treeline
释义

Definition of treeline in English:

treeline

nounˈtriːlʌɪn
  • 1(on a mountain) the line or altitude above which no trees grow.

    (山上的)林木线(山区树木生长的上限)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I watched a buck with an impressive rack stalking through the snow at the treeline across the garden, hesitate with one hoof raised, then bound away until it was lost among the trees and frozen white mist blowing in from the lake.
    • Going above treeline requires special care, as conditions are harsher and more unpredictable.
    • From there, your party will don crampons and climbing helmets, strap skis to packs, and climb another 4.4 miles above treeline.
    • Just above the treeline we found our real estate, a small level dish on a ridge featuring million dollar views.
    • The route passed near dozens of near - 14,000-foot peaks, several 14,000-foot peaks, and was almost all above treeline.
    • The treeline of the valley dipped down to almost the back door of the sanctuary and cut off what little grey light had guided her and Beckett there.
    • To really appreciate the area, hike above the treeline on a mountain slope where you can see sagebrush and several other alpine flowers.
    • Of these, the most spectacular was Timberline, a long winding trail (blue level) starting at the very top of the mountain, above the treeline.
    • After six hours climbing we crossed the treeline, passing over a saddle of rock onto a desolate plain of scree: a great expanse of sharp, broken stones, ground up, crushed, then left scattered by the retreating glacier.
    • The Mesolithic hunters may have carried the firewood from lower slopes up to the campsite, which today stands far above the treeline.
    • It takes me nearly two hours to hike to stunning views above treeline.
    • The new face of cannabis trade is that the richer villagers employ Nepali labourers to sow the cannabis crop in the pastures above the treeline.
    • Further in the distance, the jagged caps of the mountains rose above the treeline - majestic peaks erected to a cloud-streaked sky.
    • Below the treeline, the White Mountains in winter are a vision of heaven.
    • In the intermountain region of the Rockies there are two treelines: one high, where the advance of trees is limited by cold and snow, and one low, where trees are halted by the lack of water.
    • The three areas have over two dozen ski lifts, mostly chairlifts and gondolas, serving a multitude of trails and runs from the valley floor to open slopes above treeline.
    • After two hours' rock hopping the forest starts to yield to scrub and eventually meadow as we emerge above the treeline.
    • As elevation increases, trees become stunted and above the treeline only shrubs, moss, lichen and herbs are found.
    • Temperate rain forests are common at lower altitudes, but high altitudes lead to stunted trees, and eventually no trees at all above the treeline.
    • Starting in the Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan, they will climb upwards, leaving villages behind and emerging above the treeline to high pastures surrounded by icy peaks on Bhutan's frontier with Tibet.
    1. 1.1 (in high northern (or southern) latitudes) the line north (or south) of which no trees grow.
      (北、南高纬度地区)林木线
      Example sentencesExamples
      • North America's treeline is higher than Europe's, which means you can ski shin-deep while a storm is blowing, because trees provide a colour-contrast that enhances visibility.
      • In association with recent regional warming, moist tundra has become more shrubby, and trees are increasing in density and expanding into tundra near the arctic treeline.
      • As shown in Fig.1, the northern limit for boreal forest proper deviates to the south of the treeline for individual stands of trees.
      • Periglacial environments occur not only in high latitudes and in tundra regions, as defined by Lozinzki, but also below the treeline.
      • Theoretically, this zone was a tundra region which extended as far south as the treeline.
      • They nest above the treeline, and when they leave the tundra, they find similar treeless habitat in prairies, agricultural areas, and coastal dunes.

Rhymes

beeline, feline
随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/10/19 11:37:23