knoll

英 [nəʊl]

美 [noʊl]

n.  圆丘; 土墩

复数：knolls　过去分词：knolled　

GRE

BNC.33458 / COCA.18672

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES 圆丘；土墩
  Aknollis a low hill with gentle slopes and a rounded top.
  1. ...a grassy knoll.
     长满草的圆丘
  2. ...on Nibley Knoll.
     在尼布利小山上

英英释义

noun

• a small natural hill
  Synonym:moundhillockhummockhammock

双语例句

• On two successive nights they tried in vain to seize a knoll that lay between their position and Monastery Hill.
  它们奋战两天两夜，企图夺取座落在它们阵地和修道院山地之间的小山，但未得手。
• Rick and Kristie Knoll, who for30 years have worked a10-acre plot in Brentwood, Calif., used to hire interns who were eager to be part of a farm that supplies restaurants like Chez Panisse.
  里克和克里斯蒂诺尔已经在加利福尼亚布伦特伍德的10英亩土地上工作了30年，他们过去经常招收渴望进农场的实习生，就像是桑切斯帕尼斯供应餐馆一样。
• A grassy knoll was visible thuough the trees.
  透过树丛能看见一个长满青草的圆丘。
• Mill Creek's winery sits on a knoll overlooking the vineyards.
  妙吉酒厂坐落在俯瞰葡萄园小丘。
• Before his jersey city appearance, Bush made a strong pitch on behalf of social security program before an audience of300 residents of the leisure Knoll retirement community in Manchester township.
  到泽西市巡视以前，布什总统在曼彻斯特镇休闲山庄退休社区的300居民听众面前大力宣扬社会安全计划。
• Guests may follow paths curving slowly to the summit of the knoll, where they hear the soothing sound of running water.
  住客可随着小径慢慢行走到山顶，随后静听美妙的流水声。
• Example: Write about saving a species of tree on a Pacific island knoll rather than defending the world's forests against mankind.
  例如，宁可撰写如何在太平洋岛屿上拯救树种生态，而不要提出保护世界树林免于遭受人为迫害的议题。
• Like a castle on a knoll, a rock formation shines beneath a skylight in Hang Son Doong.
  一堆岩石好似小山上的城堡，在韩松洞的天窗下闪亮。
• It actually it felt a little like the fabled grounds at Wimbledon slopping grassy knoll that filled with cheering sun drenched fans.
  在那里挤满了热情洋溢的观众，好像是在温布尔登梦幻般的场地上那些被浅草覆盖而鼓起的小丘一样。
• Names like," The Grassy Knoll," or "Roswell," roll off our tongue with deliberates reserved by most other nations for holy lands.
  我们带着和其它大多数国家对这片圣土保留的一样的小心谈论着诸如“碧草丘”、“罗斯威尔”之类的名词。