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源自阿拉伯语 وَادٍ (wādin),意为'河谷',通过法语和西班牙语传入英语。
❶ 指北非和中东地区干旱季节干涸、雨季才有水流的河道或河谷,常见于沙漠地带。
“The Bedouins set up camp near the wadi to wait for the rainy season.”
(贝都因人在干河谷附近扎营,等待雨季来临。)
“Flash floods can suddenly fill a wadi during heavy rains.”
(暴雨时山洪可能瞬间灌满干河谷。)
wadi rum — 指约旦著名的沙漠山谷景观,以红色砂岩和古老文明遗迹闻名。
“Wadi Rum's majestic landscape is often called the Valley of the Moon.”
(瓦迪拉姆的壮丽景观常被称为月亮谷。)