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单词 low-lying
释义
low-lying
adjective
uk
/ˌləʊˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us
/ˌloʊˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
Low-lyinglandis at or nearsealevel:
（土地）低洼的，低的
Peoplelivingin low-lyingareaswereevacuatedbecause of thefloods.居住在低洼地区的人们因洪水而被疏散。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
having a small distance from the bottom to the top
  • lowThe garden was surrounded by a low hedge.
  • shortHe's much shorter than I thought.
  • shallowStay in the shallow end of the pool, please.
  • low-lyingLow-lying areas are prone to flooding.
  • squatI wish they'd tear down that squat block of flats.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Coasts & beaches
  • barrier reef
  • beachcomb
  • beachcomber
  • beachcombing
  • beachfront
  • coastal
  • esplanade
  • frontage
  • groin
  • maritime
  • mudflat
  • prom
  • riviera
  • seafront
  • strand
  • the Amalfi Coast
  • the seashore
  • the seaside
  • tide pool
  • tombolo
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(Definition oflow-lyingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

low-lying| American Dictionary

low-lying
adjective
us
/ˈloʊˈlaɪ·ɪŋ/
at alevelthat is not muchhigherthan thelevelof theocean
(Definition oflow-lyingfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The sands are mostly well drained butlow-lyingareas accumulate sufficient clay and fines to retain water for periods after rainfall.
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A scheme introduced in the 1940s to provide domestic water supplies diverted natural mountain streams and destroyed snail habitats in thelow-lyingareas.
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Excitation and decay oflow-lyingnuclear states in a dense plasma produced by a subpicosecond laser pulse.
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It is alow-lyingarea and all the agriculture in this zone requires irrigation.
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The interior is verylow-lying, and in the wet season is covered with water, being extensively used for rice farming.
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The obtained increase in hot electron temperature can be used to enhance excitation efficiency forlow-lyingnuclear levels.
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Flood-tolerant deep-water rice can be grown inlow-lyinglands in the flood season.
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This lithofacies represents deposition inlow-lyingponds or lakes where fine sediments were preferentially deposited under still water conditions.
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Late arrival and uncertain weather meant that investigations had to be completed quickly and the 'low-lyingsun' restricted photography.
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The interest in these spectra bears on efforts to demonstrate excitation and decay oflow-lyingnuclear states in the dense laser-produced plasmas.
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The units of this facies are visualized to be deposits of sheet flows inlow-lyingareas.
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During times of population growth especially, cultivating flat,low-lyingground must have appealed whatever the risks.
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The remainder is a double-wide vortex and alow-lyingcounter-rotating vortex, if the remaining quasi-streamwise vortex segments reconnected viscously.
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Floods may completely submerge a crop for extended periods inlow-lyingareas and in the river deltas.
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As a general rule, the presence oflow-lyingexcited electronic states induces efficient electron relaxation and therefore short electron correlation times ts.
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