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单词 meadow
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Definition of meadow in English:

meadow

noun ˈmɛdəʊˈmɛdoʊ
  • 1A piece of grassland, especially one used for hay.

    草地,草场,牧场

    a meadow ready for cutting
    mass noun 143 acres of meadow and pasture
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The meadows suitable for grazing stock were covered in thick lush grasses, which waved in the breezes.
    • It seemed like not so long ago, that Cara and her were riding their horses through the meadows near their cottage in their old town, Tana.
    • The sleeve depicts trees in a meadow of purple flowers.
    • He came out of the thick woods into a small meadow, his arrow on his bow ready to be shot at anything that moved.
    • On Kathryn's left were acres and acres of trails through meadows and woods, down valleys and over large hills.
    • Of the positive environmental impacts, the most noticeable are the rich cultural biotopes, such as meadows and pastures, created by slash-and-burn cultivation.
    • Soil samples were analyzed for all hay meadows and pastures.
    • He was now in the countryside; meadows and pastures on either side of the road.
    • There are four acres of wildflower meadow surrounded by woodland.
    • Images of flower meadows and buttercup pastures pervade our culture - and are regularly wheeled out to sell everything from chocolate and butter to shampoo and soap powder.
    • Here the visitor can explore 60 acres of meadows, woods and gardens, studded with a dozen pavilions designed by sculptor Erwin Heerich.
    • In addition to the garden and pleasure grounds adjacent to the house, Gravetye had acres of naturalistically planted fields, meadows, and woods.
    • Soil analysis and pasture inventories were conducted annually on each hay meadow.
    • His yell rang through the glades and meadows of the forest.
    • Landowners created new meadows and pastures by lowering the water level of lakes, thereby somewhat improving the availability of fodder.
    • He threw himself onto the ground as the meadow was filled with the twang of many bowstrings.
    • Luke had decided to take a long ride across the estate's grounds to the meadow in the east limit and set a picnic for both of us there.
    • There, in the South, in the shadows of pine forests, meadows, arable fields, and rich pastures, his paternal grandparents embarked on their quest for freedom.
    • A dark line of bent grass led through the moonlight silvered sheen across the meadow and toward the mountain.
    • Soon they were ready to leave the meadow but they all knew something was missing.
    Synonyms
    field, pasture, paddock, water meadow, pastureland, grassland
    1. 1.1 A piece of low ground near a river.
      河边低洼地
      a pleasant campsite in a meadow, complete with sparkling stream
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Here, the eye still meets unbroken views of lush woodlands sweeping down to the river Thames, surrounded by open riverside meadows.
      • It is especially well suited for low meadows and pastures, and survives extended periods of standing or running water.
      • Oddly enough, the stream dissected the meadow with near perfection.
      • Two hours passed, and they finally reached the meadow by the Cher River.
      • They stood, looking down into the valley and the river flanked by green meadows and trees.
      • Such sites might include low farm land and wet meadows along major waterways, including many infested sites along creeks and canals in northeastern Nebraska.
      • There were sprawling grounds running down to the water, with unkempt meadows and wooded with aged deciduous trees.
      • The landscape of coastal Massachusetts is a mixture of wooded uplands, rocky outcrops, and long, low meadows that sweep down to the sea.
      • Actually, it was a pretty big meadow with a small river flowing on the left side of it with a huge oak tree in the middle.
      • The Teshekpuk area, a network of wet meadows, river deltas, coastal lagoons and small ponds, is the prime calving grounds for a 25,000-strong caribou herd.
      • The early morning mist covered the forest, as if a white cloud had landed onto the silvery-blue fir-trees and blooming meadows near the river.
      • Karen had her apron full of herbs picked in the meadow near the creek.
      Synonyms
      field, pasture, paddock, water meadow, pastureland, grassland

Derivatives

  • meadowy

  • adjective
    • Get as wild as you want - from meadowy plots to dynamic gardens stocked with waterfalls, trails, and benches.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Low-slung and innocuous-looking, the control structures sit in the middle of a meadowy expanse, resembling modest bridges and culverts more than the crucial floodgates they are.
      • Before me, the meadowy plains lay open under the restless sky.

Origin

Old English mǣdwe, oblique case of mǣd (see mead2), from the Germanic base of mow1.

Rhymes

eddo, Edo, semifreddo

Definition of meadow in US English:

meadow

nounˈmɛdoʊˈmedō
  • 1A piece of grassland, especially one used for hay.

    草地,草场,牧场

    a meadow ready for cutting
    mass noun 143 acres of meadow and pasture
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Soil samples were analyzed for all hay meadows and pastures.
    • On Kathryn's left were acres and acres of trails through meadows and woods, down valleys and over large hills.
    • The meadows suitable for grazing stock were covered in thick lush grasses, which waved in the breezes.
    • In addition to the garden and pleasure grounds adjacent to the house, Gravetye had acres of naturalistically planted fields, meadows, and woods.
    • Soon they were ready to leave the meadow but they all knew something was missing.
    • It seemed like not so long ago, that Cara and her were riding their horses through the meadows near their cottage in their old town, Tana.
    • Luke had decided to take a long ride across the estate's grounds to the meadow in the east limit and set a picnic for both of us there.
    • A dark line of bent grass led through the moonlight silvered sheen across the meadow and toward the mountain.
    • Landowners created new meadows and pastures by lowering the water level of lakes, thereby somewhat improving the availability of fodder.
    • Images of flower meadows and buttercup pastures pervade our culture - and are regularly wheeled out to sell everything from chocolate and butter to shampoo and soap powder.
    • His yell rang through the glades and meadows of the forest.
    • He came out of the thick woods into a small meadow, his arrow on his bow ready to be shot at anything that moved.
    • Of the positive environmental impacts, the most noticeable are the rich cultural biotopes, such as meadows and pastures, created by slash-and-burn cultivation.
    • He was now in the countryside; meadows and pastures on either side of the road.
    • He threw himself onto the ground as the meadow was filled with the twang of many bowstrings.
    • There, in the South, in the shadows of pine forests, meadows, arable fields, and rich pastures, his paternal grandparents embarked on their quest for freedom.
    • Here the visitor can explore 60 acres of meadows, woods and gardens, studded with a dozen pavilions designed by sculptor Erwin Heerich.
    • The sleeve depicts trees in a meadow of purple flowers.
    • There are four acres of wildflower meadow surrounded by woodland.
    • Soil analysis and pasture inventories were conducted annually on each hay meadow.
    Synonyms
    field, pasture, paddock, water meadow, pastureland, grassland
    1. 1.1 A piece of low ground near a river.
      河边低洼地
      a pleasant campsite in a meadow, complete with sparkling stream
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Oddly enough, the stream dissected the meadow with near perfection.
      • There were sprawling grounds running down to the water, with unkempt meadows and wooded with aged deciduous trees.
      • Here, the eye still meets unbroken views of lush woodlands sweeping down to the river Thames, surrounded by open riverside meadows.
      • Actually, it was a pretty big meadow with a small river flowing on the left side of it with a huge oak tree in the middle.
      • It is especially well suited for low meadows and pastures, and survives extended periods of standing or running water.
      • The early morning mist covered the forest, as if a white cloud had landed onto the silvery-blue fir-trees and blooming meadows near the river.
      • They stood, looking down into the valley and the river flanked by green meadows and trees.
      • The Teshekpuk area, a network of wet meadows, river deltas, coastal lagoons and small ponds, is the prime calving grounds for a 25,000-strong caribou herd.
      • Karen had her apron full of herbs picked in the meadow near the creek.
      • The landscape of coastal Massachusetts is a mixture of wooded uplands, rocky outcrops, and long, low meadows that sweep down to the sea.
      • Two hours passed, and they finally reached the meadow by the Cher River.
      • Such sites might include low farm land and wet meadows along major waterways, including many infested sites along creeks and canals in northeastern Nebraska.
      Synonyms
      field, pasture, paddock, water meadow, pastureland, grassland

Origin

Old English mǣdwe, oblique case of mǣd (see mead), from the Germanic base of mow.

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