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val

UK /væl/US /væl/

词源

源自拉丁语 'vallis',意为山谷,后经古法语 'val' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指代山谷或河谷的地形,通常两侧有高地或山脉环绕,中间地势较低。

“The village is located in a beautiful val surrounded by mountains.”

(这个村庄坐落在一个被群山环绕的美丽山谷中。)

“They hiked through the val to reach the other side of the ridge.”

(他们徒步穿过山谷,到达山脊的另一侧。)

同义词:valley, dale, glen

常见短语

vale of tears — 比喻人生充满苦难和悲伤的世界或生活状态。

“He often spoke of life as a vale of tears.”

(他常常把人生比作泪之谷。)