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pampas

/pam-puhz; attributively pam-puhs; Spanish pahm-pahs/US // ˈpæm pəz; attributively ˈpæm pəs; Spanish ˈpɑm pɑs //UK // (ˈpæmpəz) //

潘帕斯,泮帕斯,潘帕斯山脉,沼泽地

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n.名词(复数) plural noun
  1. 1

    singular pam·pa [pam-puh; Spanish pahm-pah]. /ˈpæm pə; Spanish ˈpɑm pɑ/.

    • : the vast grassy plains of southern South America, especially in Argentina.

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Examples

  • Beneath the balcony was an arcade where many seats were disposed among palms and pampas grass.

  • Now, with the increase of the area of cultivation, the land in the Pampas which is available for grazing is greatly curtailed.

  • The tall pampas-grass, with its long feathery plumes, gives a profitable crop.

  • They descend from the Andes, traverse the Pampas from east to west, and empty themselves into the saline lakes.

  • As a rough guess, beyond those tremendous highlands lay the plains of Lower Argentina—the black, wind-swept, semidesert pampas.