| 单词 | dry land |
| 释义 | dry land noun[U] uk/ˌdraɪ ˈlænd/us/ˌdraɪ ˈlænd/landand notseaorwater: 陆地Wesailedfor threedaysbefore wesawdryland.我们航行了3天才看到陆地。 Synonym terra firmausuallyhumorous See also landnoun Geography: areas of land in general
Examplesofdry landdry land The canoe required twenty men to carry it overdrylandand was not suitable for exploration work on account of its lack of durability. From theCambridge English Corpus An article from 1954 bolstered the argument by stating that the islands had once been connected to the mainland bydryland. From theCambridge English Corpus However, not all of thedrylandis suitable for habitation. From theCambridge English Corpus This is the economic rationale for the watershed development program indrylandareas, promoting equity in access to water resources. From theCambridge English Corpus This area, known as 'drylandarea' could be irrigated only by groundwater. From theCambridge English Corpus For instance, soft wheat is produced in both irrigated and indrylandareas, and in different regions of the country. From theCambridge English Corpus Thedrylandwas double cropped - using rainfall and well water. From theCambridge English Corpus It was not alwaysdrylandwhere we dwell. From theCambridge English Corpus Of those found ondryland, 84% were located at sites that flood seasonally, while 14% of the total were encountered at forest sites that do not flood. From theCambridge English Corpus The situation is no less unsavoury ondryland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Though it presents obvious technical difficulties not encountered ondryland, it offers the opportunities and challenge of the unknown. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Data on acidification todrylandsites should be available next year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It can start off ondryland, go over muddy flats and then proceed over the water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Of that boundary line 1,700 miles are water, and the remaining 2,200 aredryland. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What happens ondrylandwith a footpath or even a highway which traverses the shoulder of a deep hill? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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