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tarn

UK //tɑːn//US //tɑːrn//

词源

源自古挪威语 'tjǫrn',意为小型湖泊或水坑,后通过古英语进入现代英语。

noun

❶ 指山区或高地上由冰川侵蚀形成的小型湖泊,通常位于冰斗或冰蚀谷中,常见于英国湖区等地形。

“We stopped to admire the crystal-clear water of the mountain tarn.”

(我们停下来欣赏山上冰斗湖清澈的湖水。)

“The hikers refilled their bottles from the icy tarn.”

(徒步者从冰冷的冰斗湖中重新灌满他们的水壶。)

同义词:mountain lake, glacial pool, corrie loch

常见短语

tarnished reputation — 比喻因负面事件导致的名誉受损,就像金属失去光泽一样。

“The scandal left his previously spotless reputation thoroughly tarnished.”

(丑闻让他原本无可挑剔的名誉彻底蒙尘。)