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foothill

/foot-hil/US // ˈfʊtˌhɪl //UK // (ˈfʊtˌhɪl) //

山脚下,山脚,山麓,山脚下的

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.

Examples

  • We’re still in the foothills of what’s in the pipeline to come from Christmas and New Year.

  • San Diego’s mountains and foothills, which typically record the strongest Santa Ana winds, are at high risk for powerline fires.

  • Diosady and Mannar’s DFS was given to 212 female tea pickers on an estate in Darjeeling, a lush green region in West Bengal, in the foothills of the Himalaya mountains.

  • To capture this photograph—the first ever to show one of the species eating—Culebras trekked through the foothills in pouring rain for four hours.

  • Until I moved to the foothills, where they grow in abundance, I’d never really taken notice of them.

  • Miramar is a suburb of Santa Barbara, as is Montecito, another charming foothill site for country homes.

  • The foothill counties, tributary to the great interior valley, are rich in gold and other minerals.

  • None of these places can be identified as connected with the foothill or plains area bordering the Bay.

  • This desert verdure was what lent the soft gray shade to the foothill when seen from a distance.

  • Upon Carley's return to the cabin she found Stanton and Flo waiting for her to accompany them on a ride up the foothill.