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词汇 highland
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Definition of highland in English:

highland

noun ˈhʌɪləndˈhaɪlənd
  • 1also highlandsmass noun An area of high or mountainous land.

    高地,高原,山地

    the highlands of Madagascar

    马达加斯加的高地。

    as modifier a highland region of Vietnam

    越南的一个山区。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The traditional homeland of the Amhara people is the central highland plateau of Ethiopia.
    • Many areas of both the highlands and the lowlands supported very dense populations prior to the Roman invasion.
    • It lives in arid and semi-arid areas with little vegetation, preferring highlands and rocky landscapes.
    • Most Spanish speakers live in the Pacific lowlands and central highlands.
    • The foundation of the Bolivian diet in the Andean highlands or altiplano is the potato.
    • These species occur mainly in montane forests and grasslands in the south-eastern highlands of the country.
    • In some parts of the highlands, villages are separated by valleys and mountain ridges.
    • The first stop on the tourist route out of the city is the hill town of Dalat in the southern central highlands.
    • The Pech and Jicaque people live in some of the more remote areas in the central highlands.
    • Both regions enjoy long hot summers and, apart from highland areas like the Cevennes and Pyrennees, mild winters.
    • In the south-east the land rises from the Sambre-Meuse valley to the highlands of the Ardennes.
    • The central highland region is temperate, and nights can get chilly.
    • Rice is the staple food except among those in highland areas where rice is difficult to grow.
    • The highlands have rugged terrain that is difficult to cultivate.
    • The Okavango River rises in the highlands of Angola and flows inland, never to reach the sea.
    • These insects are found in rain forests, highlands, and deserts such as the Persian Gulf.
    • The coastal population is thinly clustered in villages, but over one-third of the total population live in highland valleys.
    • The highland regions were absorbed into the Incan Empire less than a hundred years before the Spanish conquest in 1532.
    • Up here, where the road climbed into the highlands, the land was barren.
    • The topography is a mix of central highlands and peripheral foothills and plains.
    Synonyms
    uplands, highlands, mountains, hills, heights, moors, hilly country, mountainous region
    plateau, upland, tableland, mesa, elevated plain, ridge
    British wolds
  • 2The mountainous part of Scotland, to the north of Glasgow and Stirling, often associated with Gaelic culture.

    苏格兰高地(在格拉斯哥和斯特林北部,常与盖尔人文化相联系)

    as modifier a Highland regiment

    一个苏格兰高地步兵团。

    1. 2.1 A council area of northern Scotland; administrative centre, Inverness.
      海兰(苏格兰北部行政区;行政中心因弗内斯)

Derivatives

  • highlander

  • noun ˈhʌɪləndəˈhaɪləndər
    • Anthropologist Paul Sillitoe learnt about stone tool use from Papua New Guinea highlanders in 1983.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A smaller number of Peru's indigenous highlanders, probably about half a million, speak Aymará, the language of a tribe conquered by the Incas.
      • Conversely, the highlanders had never before seen people who lived beyond their mountain valleys and plains.
      • Explorers were followed by Christian missionaries intent on imposing Western political and economic practices and religious beliefs on the highlanders.
      • The quantity of alcohol consumed by southern highlanders was, by all accounts, stunning.
  • highlandman

  • nounPlural highlandmen
    • Against so powerful a body resistance was hopeless; the invading army made a peaceful entry on 30th March, and, after passing through the town, encamped on the Queen's Links, where it was afterwards joined by five hundred highlandmen sent by Argyle.

Origin

Old English hēahlond 'a high promontory' (see high, land).

Rhymes

dryland, island

Definition of highland in US English:

highland

nounˈhīləndˈhaɪlənd
  • 1also highlandsAn area of high or mountainous land.

    高地,高原,山地

    the highlands of Madagascar

    马达加斯加的高地。

    as modifier a highland region of Vietnam

    越南的一个山区。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The traditional homeland of the Amhara people is the central highland plateau of Ethiopia.
    • Many areas of both the highlands and the lowlands supported very dense populations prior to the Roman invasion.
    • The highland regions were absorbed into the Incan Empire less than a hundred years before the Spanish conquest in 1532.
    • It lives in arid and semi-arid areas with little vegetation, preferring highlands and rocky landscapes.
    • The Pech and Jicaque people live in some of the more remote areas in the central highlands.
    • The first stop on the tourist route out of the city is the hill town of Dalat in the southern central highlands.
    • In some parts of the highlands, villages are separated by valleys and mountain ridges.
    • The foundation of the Bolivian diet in the Andean highlands or altiplano is the potato.
    • The Okavango River rises in the highlands of Angola and flows inland, never to reach the sea.
    • The coastal population is thinly clustered in villages, but over one-third of the total population live in highland valleys.
    • In the south-east the land rises from the Sambre-Meuse valley to the highlands of the Ardennes.
    • The topography is a mix of central highlands and peripheral foothills and plains.
    • These species occur mainly in montane forests and grasslands in the south-eastern highlands of the country.
    • Rice is the staple food except among those in highland areas where rice is difficult to grow.
    • The highlands have rugged terrain that is difficult to cultivate.
    • Both regions enjoy long hot summers and, apart from highland areas like the Cevennes and Pyrennees, mild winters.
    • The central highland region is temperate, and nights can get chilly.
    • Up here, where the road climbed into the highlands, the land was barren.
    • These insects are found in rain forests, highlands, and deserts such as the Persian Gulf.
    • Most Spanish speakers live in the Pacific lowlands and central highlands.
    Synonyms
    uplands, highlands, mountains, hills, heights, moors, hilly country, mountainous region
  • 2the HighlandsThe mountainous part of Scotland, north of Glasgow, often associated with Gaelic culture.

    苏格兰高地(在格拉斯哥和斯特林北部,常与盖尔人文化相联系)

    as modifier a Highland regiment

    一个苏格兰高地步兵团。

Origin

Old English hēahlond ‘a high promontory’ (see high, land).

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