terrain• For the moment, however, it is sufficient to reflect on the difficult terrain which we are traversing.• They had to drive very slowly over the difficult terrain.• First there was the difficult terrain.• In much of the up- and-down terrain between Dulzura and Tecate, the mountains themselves are the only barrier.• Sometimes, as a matter of necessity, you must tackle the harder terrain first.• The mountain Nui BaDen was a singularfeature in my area of operation and a good example of hazardousterrain.• Rockyterrain with relatively easyaccess is the shore to look for.• Boots are the best footwear on roughterrain.• The further we moved towards the Rabari camp, the more desolate the terrain became.• The terrain on the islandvaries quite a bit.• Last year they came back for a checkup and medics found their wheelchairs were ruined by the war tornterrain.
Originterrain
(1700-1800)French“land, ground”, from Latinterrenum, from terra; → TERRACE
ADJECTIVE | VERB + TERRAIN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤flat平坦的地形▸➤steep陡峭的地形▸➤hilly, mountainous, rocky, rough, rugged, uneven丘陵/多山/岩石/崎嶇的/坎坷的/不平坦的地形➤arid, barren, desert乾旱地帶;不毛之地;荒漠地帶▸➤boggy, marshy, swampy (especially NAmE) 沼澤地;濕地▸➤difficult, harsh, inhospitable, treacherous難通過的地帶;環境惡劣的地帶;危險地帶◇difficult terrain for walking難以行走的地帶➤familiar, unknown熟悉的/陌生的地形▸➤open開闊地◇Tank warfare dominated campaigns in open terrain.開闊地帶戰役以坦克戰為主。➤urban城市地形VERB + TERRAIN➤cross, navigate, negotiate, traverse越過/穿越/通過/橫穿地帶▸➤explore探索地形▸➤know知道地形◇local fighters who know the terrain熟悉地形的當地戰士PREPOSITION➤across... terrain, over... terrain穿越⋯地帶◇It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我們花了一整天才艱難穿過那片岩石地帶。