foothills是什么意思？

foothills

英['fʊthɪlz] 美['fʊthɪlz]

• n. 山麓丘陵地带，前陆；

例句

• delicate fern of foothills of Himalayas 喜玛拉雅山脉山麓的一种优雅的蕨类
• The foothills were looming ahead through the haze. 丘陵地带透过薄雾朦胧地出现在眼前.
• 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 of the Himalayas 喜马拉雅山脉山麓丘陵
• Pasadena lies in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains. 帕萨迪纳坐落于圣加布里埃尔山麓的丘陵地带。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-PLURAL
  山麓小丘
  The foothills of a mountain or a range of mountains are the lower hills or mountains around its base.
  例句
  Pasadena lies in the foothills of the San Gabriel mountains. 帕萨迪纳坐落于圣加布里埃尔山麓的丘陵地带。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. hilly land on the lower slopes of mountains