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wold

UK /wəʊld/US /woʊld/

词源

源自古英语 'weald',意为森林或荒野,后来演变为指开阔的高地。

noun

❶ 指开阔的、未经开垦的高地或荒野,通常用于英国英语中描述乡村地区的自然景观。

“The sheep were grazing on the wold.”

(羊群在荒野上吃草。)

“They went for a walk across the wold.”

(他们穿过荒野散步。)

同义词:moor, heath, downland, upland, wilderness

常见短语

on the wold — 在荒野上,通常用于描述在开阔的高地或荒野上的位置或活动。

“The shepherd spent his days on the wold with his flock.”

(牧羊人每天和他的羊群在荒野上度过。)