mesa

英 [ˈmeɪsə]

美 [ˈmeɪsə]

n.  桌子山，方山(常见于美国西南部)

复数：mesas　

GRE

BNC.30742 / COCA.12592

牛津词典

noun

• 桌子山，方山（常见于美国西南部）
  a hill with a flat top and steep sides that is common in the south-west of the US

柯林斯词典

• 方山(主要见于美国西南部)
  Amesais a large hill with a flat top and steep sides; used mainly of hills in the south-western United States.

英英释义

noun

• flat tableland with steep edges
  1. the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water
  Synonym:table

双语例句

• In recent years, observers have reported seeing peregrines circling high above the mesa.
  近几年，观察者报告说，看到有游隼在那块平台上空高高地旋飞。
• Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde and also in North America.
  绝壁宫殿是梅沙而第和北美最大的悬崖窑洞。
• Prior to that Amanda lived in La mesa, california.
  更早些时亚曼达住在加州的拉梅萨。
• Also along the path are the juniper and pinon pine trees that make Mesa Verde green.
  沿路都是杜松和矮松，这些树让梅沙而第绿意盎然。
• Some 4,400 sites have been recorded, including villages built on the Mesa top.
  该遗址共有4400多处房屋，其中包括建在梅萨最高处的村落。
• I live at Mesa, Washington, about 10 miles as the crow flies from Hanford.
  我住在华盛顿的梅萨，到汉福德的直线距离约为10英里。
• Today, visitors to Mesa Verde can see some of the remains of all four kinds of settlements.
  现在，来梅沙而第的游客可以看到这四种住宅的遗址。
• Mobilised by Randy Parraz, a Latino activist, volunteers stood on Mesa's sun-scorched streets and collected signatures.
  受叫拉丁美洲活动家兰迪·帕拉兹的鼓动，志愿者们在梅萨酷热的街道上静站，收集签名。
• Visitors can drive up to the top of Mesa Verde on a winding mountain road.
  游客可以通过弯曲的山路驾车到达梅沙而第顶部。
• Mesa Verde is recognized as a special place.
  梅沙而第被公认为是一个特别的地方。