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英语单词 alpine
英美音标 英 ['ælpaɪn] 美 ['ælpaɪn]
中文释义 adj.高山的;阿尔卑斯山的;阿尔卑斯山区居民的
n.高山植物
英语例句 (1) Alpine flowers are short.
(2) Alpine skiing is more dangerous and so more exciting.
(3) The book conveys a real enthusiasm for the high alpine peaks.
(4) Summer came and flowers colored the Alpine meadows.
中文例句 (1) 高山上的花很矮。
(2) 高山滑雪要危险些,因而更令人兴奋。
(3) 这本书对阿尔卑斯山峰表达了一种真正的热爱。
(4) 夏天来了,花朵将阿尔卑斯山的草原点缀得五彩缤纷。
vocabulary简明 Use the word alpine to describe something that reminds you of high mountains. You could describe the distant clouds in the sky over the plains as "vaguely alpine."
vocabulary扩展 A plant or animal that lives in the mountains is alpine, and your summer trip hiking in the Rocky Mountains is also alpine. The kind of skiing that requires a mountain to race down is alpine skiing, and moss that grows at very high altitudes is alpine moss. In fact, if something has to do with tall mountains, it's alpine. The word means "of the Alps," and if Alpine is capitalized, it is referring specifically to the Alps.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词](尤指位于瑞士的)高山的 Alpine means existing in or relating to mountains, especially the ones in Switzerland.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • ...grassy, alpine meadows.

    高山上长满青草的草地

  • ...picturesque alpine villages.

    景色如画的高山村落

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]高山植物 Alpines are small flowering plants that grow high up on mountains and are sometimes grown in gardens. There are many different types of alpines.

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