foothill是什么意思？

foothill

英[ˈfʊthɪl] 美[ˈfʊtˌhɪl]

• n. 山麓，小丘；

复数：foothills;

例句

• Dingxi Prefecture is located in the foothill of the Loess Plateau climate is arid or semi - arid. 位于黄土高原丘陵沟壑干旱半干旱区的甘肃省定西地区,面临生态恶劣和经济贫困的双重危机.
• The scent of pine and the sound of crickets floated down from the foothill Appalachians. 松树的香味和蟋蟀的鸣叫声从阿巴拉契亚山麓飘送过来.

英汉词典释义

• n.
  山麓,小丘
  delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas 喜玛拉雅山脉山麓的一种优雅的蕨类 These foothills have been farmed out with tobacco. 这些丘陵地由于专种烟草而耗尽了地力。 The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain