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steppe n.(特指西伯利亚一带没有树木的)大草原；干草原 (1) 西藏高原属高寒草甸和草原区，水土保持能力差，水土流失问题较为严重。 A steppe, pronounced like the word step, is not quite dry enough to be a desert but not fertile enough for trees to grow. Think of it as a semi-desert covered in grass and shrubs. The word steppe can also be used to describe the climate in areas that are too dry for a forest, but not quite dry enough to be desert.

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英 [step] 美 [step] (1) The Tibet Plateau belongs to the alpine cold meadow and steppe landscape, which is characterized by poor water and soil conservation and vulnerability to serious soil erosion. A steppe is a large geographic area of flat land. A prairie is a kind of steppe. This type of land can be found in both cold and warm environments — from Siberia to Mexico. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]大草原，干草原(尤指从东欧横穿苏联南部直至西伯利亚的大片地区) Steppes are large areas of flat grassy land where there are no trees, especially the area that stretches from Eastern Europe across the south of the former Soviet Union to Siberia.   [also N in pl]

英语单词	steppe
英美音标	英 [step] 美 [step]
中文释义	n.(特指西伯利亚一带没有树木的)大草原；干草原
英语例句	(1) The Tibet Plateau belongs to the alpine cold meadow and steppe landscape, which is characterized by poor water and soil conservation and vulnerability to serious soil erosion.
中文例句	(1) 西藏高原属高寒草甸和草原区，水土保持能力差，水土流失问题较为严重。
vocabulary简明	A steppe is a large geographic area of flat land. A prairie is a kind of steppe. This type of land can be found in both cold and warm environments — from Siberia to Mexico.
vocabulary扩展	A steppe, pronounced like the word step, is not quite dry enough to be a desert but not fertile enough for trees to grow. Think of it as a semi-desert covered in grass and shrubs. The word steppe can also be used to describe the climate in areas that are too dry for a forest, but not quite dry enough to be desert.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]大草原，干草原(尤指从东欧横穿苏联南部直至西伯利亚的大片地区) Steppes are large areas of flat grassy land where there are no trees, especially the area that stretches from Eastern Europe across the south of the former Soviet Union to Siberia. [also N in pl]

Steppe Dry Cold Soil Large Area Flat Land