| 单词 | foothill |
| 释义 | foothill noun[Cusually plural] uk/ˈfʊt.hɪl/us/ˈfʊt.hɪl/alowmountainorlowhillat thebottomof alargermountainorrangeofmountains: 山麓小丘the foothills of the Pyrenees比利牛斯山脉山麓丘陵 Geography: hills & mountains
foothill| American Dictionaryfoothill noun[Cusually pl] us/ˈfʊtˌhɪl/alowhillat thebaseof amountainorgroupofmountains Examplesoffoothillfoothill During the year eastern winds prevail in the central and eastern parts of the foothills and the mountains. From theCambridge English Corpus Foothilltraders frequently acted as middlemen, carrying out trade from their homes rather than in formal marketplaces. From theCambridge English Corpus It is widely distributed and found in hills, foothills and plains up to an altitude of 2500 m above mean sea level. From theCambridge English Corpus Of all the species discovered in the mountains and foothills, 63 (or 18%) inhabit only this area without spreading to the plain. From theCambridge English Corpus Boundary disputes between valley andfoothilldwellers were frequent during the 1930s. From theCambridge English Corpus People living in the intermediate foothills and in the grassy alluvial areas could live hidden from the view of outsiders, thus evading external control. From theCambridge English Corpus Valley dwellers arranged for their cattle herds to be tended by relatives or blood brotherhood (lusale) partners in the foothills. From theCambridge English Corpus Commerce also flourished between the lowlands and the foothills. From theCambridge English Corpus But these were limited by the amount of money a woman could realize from the sporadic sale of her young male kids in the desert foothills' market towns. From theCambridge English Corpus From these heights those struggling in the foothills of mere research are perhaps too easily overlooked, and their emphasis on the routine disciplines of research too easily marginalized. From theCambridge English Corpus We are walking hopefully in the scientific foothills of a gigantic mountain range. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one wants even modest foothills of frozen lamb, let alone mountains. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great deal of negotiation to do yet; we are only beginning on the small foothills of this mountain of negotiations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is thefoothill, as it were, to the mountain of important legislation that will come before us within a week from now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We shall, after all, be starting from the lowest foothills, looking up at a very high mountain. 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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