knoll

英 [nəʊl]

美 [noʊl]

n.  圆丘; 土墩

复数：knolls　过去分词：knolled　

GRE

BNC.33458 / COCA.18672

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 圆丘；土墩
  Aknollis a low hill with gentle slopes and a rounded top.
  1. ...a grassy knoll.
     长满草的圆丘
  2. ...on Nibley Knoll.
     在尼布利小山上

英英释义

noun

• a small natural hill
  Synonym:moundhillockhummockhammock

双语例句

• A grassy knoll was visible thuough the trees.
  透过树丛能看见一个长满青草的圆丘。
• Before his jersey city appearance, Bush made a strong pitch on behalf of social security program before an audience of300 residents of the leisure Knoll retirement community in Manchester township.
  到泽西市巡视以前，布什总统在曼彻斯特镇休闲山庄退休社区的300居民听众面前大力宣扬社会安全计划。
• The pavilion was situated on a knoll and commanded an open view of the distance.
  亭在山脊，远眺颇畅。
• It actually it felt a little like the fabled grounds at Wimbledon slopping grassy knoll that filled with cheering sun drenched fans.
  在那里挤满了热情洋溢的观众，好像是在温布尔登梦幻般的场地上那些被浅草覆盖而鼓起的小丘一样。
• Knoll generally avoids the popular'wet hair'look.
  不过他一般都不做现在很流行的“湿发”效果。
• Example: Write about saving a species of tree on a Pacific island knoll rather than defending the world's forests against mankind.
  例如，宁可撰写如何在太平洋岛屿上拯救树种生态，而不要提出保护世界树林免于遭受人为迫害的议题。
• May18, when a military helicopter slowly landed in Gengda, Wolong District, almost all the victims suffered from the earthquake quickly gathered around the temporary parking apron area on the knoll.
  当一架军用直升机在卧龙特区耿达乡徐徐降落的时候，周遭几乎所有的灾民都迅速围挤在被临时作为停机坪的土丘周边。
• He crawled up a small knoll and surveyed the prospect.
  他爬上一个小山丘，俯瞰周围。
• Mill Creek's winery sits on a knoll overlooking the vineyards.
  妙吉酒厂坐落在俯瞰葡萄园小丘。
• Names like," The Grassy Knoll," or "Roswell," roll off our tongue with deliberates reserved by most other nations for holy lands.
  我们带着和其它大多数国家对这片圣土保留的一样的小心谈论着诸如“碧草丘”、“罗斯威尔”之类的名词。