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单词 mesa
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mesa
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmeɪ.sə/us
/ˈmeɪ.sə/
amountainwith alarge,flattopandsteepsides, of thetypefoundin thewesternandsouthwesternUnitedStates:
The mesarisesabruptlyfrom thewesterndesertplains.
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  • Theybeganthedriveup thecurvingroadthatrisesfrom thevalleyfloorto thenorthernedgeof the mesa.
  • Thetownis on adesertmesa 70milesnorthofPhoenix.
  • The mesa, at 2,500feetabovesealevel,loomedforebodingly.
  • Sitting on a flat-top mesa withsteepslopesanddeepravinesare 242windturbines.
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(Definition ofmesafrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
mesa
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmeɪ.sə/us
/ˈmeɪ.sə/
amountainwith alarge,flattop
平顶山

mesa| American Dictionary

mesa
noun[C]
us
/ˈmeɪ·sə/
earth science
amountainwith alargeflattop
(Definition ofmesafrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On the uppermesa, a civic-ceremonial structure was built, where the elite, as well as specialized craftsmen and religious leaders, also built their living quarters.
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This is because in the former condition both the word and the picture activate the target lexical node (mesa) and therefore no alternative lexical nodes are competing for selection.
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Bipolar cell bodies were convex and appeared to protrude farther into the medium than themesa-like horizontal cell counterparts.
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They have the plant and equipment to make high frequencymesatypes of transistors which we do not have.
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If you do not tackle it you will find that we shall be in a terriblemesadirectly.
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These deal with the closer regulation of the use of smallmesanets.
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It does not matter about being in the sergeants'mesa, but it is the comparison between what he was doing when he was taken and what he is doing now.
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Some groups on the region's mesas developed irrigation techniques, and filled storehouses with grain as protection against the area's frequent droughts.
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All the mesas are volcanic in origin caused by lava flows which solidified into basalt.
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The area is filled with beautiful mesas, deep narrow canyons, and fjord-like lakes.
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This peak is standing alone in a land of mesas, and is easily seen from a distance between cliffs and canyons.
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Also, studies of the thermal inertia suggest that themesaand the walls of the canyon are made of different substances.
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The route over themesaprovides a dramatic contrast in landscape, climate and vegetation.
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Much of the trail passes through ponderosa pine forests; in other places the path crosses meadows or traverses mesas with desert plants like agave.
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Some parts of this chaotic area have not collapsed completelythey are still formed into large mesas, so they may still contain water ice.
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