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

• 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。
• About seven hours later, one of the volunteers spotted the golden retriever-german shepherd mix near a knoll; Carson was huddled underneath the pup.
  7小时后，有个志愿者在一座小丘附近发现了一条金毛和德牧的混种狗，而Carson正被它拥在身下。
• 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。
• The slopes of the knoll and all the inside of the stockade had been cleared of timber to build the house, and we could see by the stumps what a fine and lofty grove had been destroyed.
  小丘的斜坡上和寨子里面的树全部被伐掉，用于修建木屋了，从残留下来的树桩我们可以看出，一片多么好、多么繁茂的林子被毁掉了。
• Construction scale: leisure Knoll, spas, entertainment center, business center, catering center and interest centers, etc.
  建设规模：休闲山庄、水疗中心、娱乐中心、会务中心、餐饮中心、趣中心等。
• 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。
• 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。
• The pavilion was situated on a knoll and commanded an open view of the distance.
  亭在山脊，远眺颇畅。
• Pierre gave orders that he should be followed with a horse, and walked along the street to the knoll from which he had viewed the field of battle the day before.
  皮埃尔吩咐马夫牵着马跟他走。他沿着街步行到他昨天观看战场的那个土岗上。
• 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。