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单词 tarn
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tarn
noun[C]
geologyUKspecialized
uk
/tɑːn/us
/tɑːrn/
asmallmountainlakein ahollowareasurroundedbysteepslopesformedby aglacier:
Hewantedthem todiscoverthe tarns,valleys, andfellsof hisbelovedLake District.
At Sprinkling Tarn westaggeredinto thewaterfor adip.
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  • Thetinyvillageof Watendlath is asmallfarmingcommunitybeside asmalltarn.
  • Weclimbeda littlefurtherand Arthurcooledoff in the tarn.
  • Thecarparkisbarely500metresfrom the tarn, and thefootpathsaround thewaterarewide.
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(Definition oftarnfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
tarn
noun[C]
uk
/tɑːn/us
/tɑːrn/
UK
asmallmountainlake
山中小湖

Examplesoftarn

tarn
Water from thetarnis naturally alkaline and unsuitable for drinking.
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The water and the track together will shew him the way to thetarn, which is the source of the stream.
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The trapping site was an area of deciduous woodland approximately 50-200 m from the shore of thetarn.
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The pair of semiquavers allotted to the trochee 'nebyl' appears appropriate, as does the quaver employed for the monosyllable 'tarn' (there), with its lengthened final consonant.
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The lower portion must have formerly been a lake or mountaintarn.
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There is also a distinction to be drawn ontarn-out, which tends to be lower for referendums than for elections of candidates.
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Will they have a claim on access to and exploitation of those landlocked tarns and lakes?
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I hope that we shall not have to have the physical control of traffic in our valleys and most popular tarns and lakes until there is no alternative.
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An old zig-zag climbs from just below thetarnalthough, predictably, more modern walkers have felt a need to cut the corners.
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Thetarn, around 30 ft deep, sits in a long narrow bowl, looked down on by a collection of huge boulders.
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Thetarnis a waterfilled corrie about 50 ft deep, this being enhanced by a dam.
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In addition to fishing, thetarnwas used as a source of ice in winter, and the ice house still stands nearby.
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The glaciation of the region has resulted in geologic features such as jagged peaks, tarns, and rockland.
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Water is not abstracted directly from thetarn, but flows some distance downriver to an off-take weir.
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This elongatedtarnhas a depth of about 50ft m. and contains trout and char.
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