Definition of ha-ha in English:

ha-ha

noun ˈhɑːhɑː

A ditch with a wall on its inner side below ground level, forming a boundary to a park or garden without interrupting the view.
（公园或花园界沟内侧中不阻断视线的）地下隐篱，暗墙
Example sentencesExamples
- A ha-ha was a six-foot deep ditch, vertical at the edge of the property, so that the neighbor's cattle could graze right up to the line, appearing to be one's own.
- Three fishing ponds were joined together to create two lakes, separated by a dam-cum-bridge and a ha-ha - a sunken wall that kept grazing animals out of the park.
- A wide lawn runs down the centre of the garden, so it melds almost imperceptibly over a ha-ha into the surrounding parkland, planted with fine trees.
- Or possibly, it is just the gap where the ha-ha is broken to allow the turn-in from the road.
- By removing the scrubby hawthorns that had grown up around the ha-ha, or sunken ditch, we have opened up the view that Jane Austen knew, in the true English landscape garden tradition.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French, said to be from the cry of surprise on suddenly encountering such an obstacle.

Definition of ha-ha in US English:

ha-ha

noun

A ditch with a wall on its inner side below ground level, forming a boundary to a park or garden without interrupting the view.
（公园或花园界沟内侧中不阻断视线的）地下隐篱，暗墙
Example sentencesExamples
- By removing the scrubby hawthorns that had grown up around the ha-ha, or sunken ditch, we have opened up the view that Jane Austen knew, in the true English landscape garden tradition.
- A ha-ha was a six-foot deep ditch, vertical at the edge of the property, so that the neighbor's cattle could graze right up to the line, appearing to be one's own.
- A wide lawn runs down the centre of the garden, so it melds almost imperceptibly over a ha-ha into the surrounding parkland, planted with fine trees.
- Three fishing ponds were joined together to create two lakes, separated by a dam-cum-bridge and a ha-ha - a sunken wall that kept grazing animals out of the park.
- Or possibly, it is just the gap where the ha-ha is broken to allow the turn-in from the road.

Origin

Early 18th century: from French, said to be from the cry of surprise on suddenly encountering such an obstacle.

词汇	ha-ha
释义	Definition of ha-ha in English: ha-ha noun ˈhɑːhɑː A ditch with a wall on its inner side below ground level, forming a boundary to a park or garden without interrupting the view. （公园或花园界沟内侧中不阻断视线的）地下隐篱，暗墙 Example sentencesExamples A ha-ha was a six-foot deep ditch, vertical at the edge of the property, so that the neighbor's cattle could graze right up to the line, appearing to be one's own. Three fishing ponds were joined together to create two lakes, separated by a dam-cum-bridge and a ha-ha - a sunken wall that kept grazing animals out of the park. A wide lawn runs down the centre of the garden, so it melds almost imperceptibly over a ha-ha into the surrounding parkland, planted with fine trees. Or possibly, it is just the gap where the ha-ha is broken to allow the turn-in from the road. By removing the scrubby hawthorns that had grown up around the ha-ha, or sunken ditch, we have opened up the view that Jane Austen knew, in the true English landscape garden tradition. Origin Early 18th century: from French, said to be from the cry of surprise on suddenly encountering such an obstacle. Definition of ha-ha in US English: ha-ha noun A ditch with a wall on its inner side below ground level, forming a boundary to a park or garden without interrupting the view. （公园或花园界沟内侧中不阻断视线的）地下隐篱，暗墙 Example sentencesExamples By removing the scrubby hawthorns that had grown up around the ha-ha, or sunken ditch, we have opened up the view that Jane Austen knew, in the true English landscape garden tradition. A ha-ha was a six-foot deep ditch, vertical at the edge of the property, so that the neighbor's cattle could graze right up to the line, appearing to be one's own. A wide lawn runs down the centre of the garden, so it melds almost imperceptibly over a ha-ha into the surrounding parkland, planted with fine trees. Three fishing ponds were joined together to create two lakes, separated by a dam-cum-bridge and a ha-ha - a sunken wall that kept grazing animals out of the park. Or possibly, it is just the gap where the ha-ha is broken to allow the turn-in from the road. Origin Early 18th century: from French, said to be from the cry of surprise on suddenly encountering such an obstacle.
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