Definition of valley in English:

valley

nounPlural valleys ˈvaliˈvæli

1A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
山谷，溪谷
in place names the Thames Valley
as modifier the valley floor
Example sentencesExamples
- Have you ever admired those pictures of trampers walking through beautiful forest, or standing on a mountain top gazing over valleys or glaciers, and wished it were you?
- But areas of high rainfall and narrow river valleys are also ideal for hydro-electric power generation.
- Mountains, valleys, and rivers provide memorable scenery for tourists.
- It is a land of mountains, moorland and hill pasture, with steep river valleys and cliffs.
- The country's only airport occupies a significant portion of the level valley bottom.
- They have rooms at the Crescent, overlooking a river valley.
- Viticulture is most extensive in the Rhine and Mosel valleys in west Germany and is an important export industry.
- Did I realise that the little valleys of that region are so verdant because it rains every day?
- The steep hills and valleys also offer superb rivers for white-water rafting.
- It has such beautiful farmland, mountains, valleys, and rivers that one-fifth of the country is designated as national parkland.
- We did a broad round route this afternoon up all the surrounding hills crossing the valley floor a couple of times.
- They were in a deep valley completely surrounded by mountains.
- The topography is stunning, all steep-sided wooded valleys and strategically planted game crops.
- Between these towns, farmers who had been recruited by seigneurial landowners filled the fertile river valley lands.
- They saw the lights revolving and knew they were flying in a deep valley surrounded by mountains.
- The cool breeze that wafts across the lush green valley is as smooth as silk.
- His direction took him up a hill beside a steep, narrow, wooded valley.
- Through the trees I could see the far side of a narrow wooded valley.
- The coastal plain is low and broad, with areas of sand between the marshy river valleys.
- They met on a grassy hill overlooking a valley on one side and an ocean on the other.
Synonyms
dale, vale
hollow, depression, hole, basin, gully, gorge, pass, ravine, canyon, rift, gap
British combe, slade, dene
Northern English clough
Scottish glen, strath
Indian nullah
South African kloof
Spanish vega
in Arabic-speaking countries wadi
literary dell, dingle
2Architecture
An internal angle formed by the intersecting planes of a roof, or by the slope of a roof and a wall.
〔建筑〕屋顶斜沟，屋面排水沟
Example sentencesExamples
- Check flashings at valleys, chimneys, dormers, vent pipes, and other roofing protrusions.
- Roof outlets, valleys, gutters and overflows need to be inspected and cleaned twice each year, once in the autumn and once in the spring.
- As to the roof and the use of closed valleys, this is contrary to good building practice.
- The second task in the restoration project is the re-leading of the roof valleys, also to prevent dampness.
- One of the valleys in the church roof needs repairs immediately.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French valee, based on Latin vallis, valles; compare with vale¹.

Rhymes

Ali, alley, Allie, Ally, bally, dally, dilly-dally, farfalle, galley, Halley, mallee, Mexicali, pally, Raleigh, rally, reveille, sally, tally

Definition of valley in US English:

valley

nounˈvæliˈvalē

1A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.
山谷，溪谷
in place names the Thames Valley
as modifier the valley floor
Example sentencesExamples
- Mountains, valleys, and rivers provide memorable scenery for tourists.
- It has such beautiful farmland, mountains, valleys, and rivers that one-fifth of the country is designated as national parkland.
- The topography is stunning, all steep-sided wooded valleys and strategically planted game crops.
- They were in a deep valley completely surrounded by mountains.
- Viticulture is most extensive in the Rhine and Mosel valleys in west Germany and is an important export industry.
- They met on a grassy hill overlooking a valley on one side and an ocean on the other.
- The country's only airport occupies a significant portion of the level valley bottom.
- The cool breeze that wafts across the lush green valley is as smooth as silk.
- They saw the lights revolving and knew they were flying in a deep valley surrounded by mountains.
- It is a land of mountains, moorland and hill pasture, with steep river valleys and cliffs.
- The steep hills and valleys also offer superb rivers for white-water rafting.
- The coastal plain is low and broad, with areas of sand between the marshy river valleys.
- Between these towns, farmers who had been recruited by seigneurial landowners filled the fertile river valley lands.
- They have rooms at the Crescent, overlooking a river valley.
- Through the trees I could see the far side of a narrow wooded valley.
- Have you ever admired those pictures of trampers walking through beautiful forest, or standing on a mountain top gazing over valleys or glaciers, and wished it were you?
- But areas of high rainfall and narrow river valleys are also ideal for hydro-electric power generation.
- His direction took him up a hill beside a steep, narrow, wooded valley.
- We did a broad round route this afternoon up all the surrounding hills crossing the valley floor a couple of times.
- Did I realise that the little valleys of that region are so verdant because it rains every day?
Synonyms
dale, vale
2Architecture
An internal angle formed by the intersecting planes of a roof, or by the slope of a roof and a wall.
〔建筑〕屋顶斜沟，屋面排水沟
Example sentencesExamples
- The second task in the restoration project is the re-leading of the roof valleys, also to prevent dampness.
- Check flashings at valleys, chimneys, dormers, vent pipes, and other roofing protrusions.
- Roof outlets, valleys, gutters and overflows need to be inspected and cleaned twice each year, once in the autumn and once in the spring.
- As to the roof and the use of closed valleys, this is contrary to good building practice.
- One of the valleys in the church roof needs repairs immediately.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French valee, based on Latin vallis, valles; compare with vale.

词汇	valley
释义	Definition of valley in English: valley nounPlural valleys ˈvaliˈvæli 1A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. 山谷，溪谷 in place names the Thames Valley as modifier the valley floor Example sentencesExamples Have you ever admired those pictures of trampers walking through beautiful forest, or standing on a mountain top gazing over valleys or glaciers, and wished it were you? But areas of high rainfall and narrow river valleys are also ideal for hydro-electric power generation. Mountains, valleys, and rivers provide memorable scenery for tourists. It is a land of mountains, moorland and hill pasture, with steep river valleys and cliffs. The country's only airport occupies a significant portion of the level valley bottom. They have rooms at the Crescent, overlooking a river valley. Viticulture is most extensive in the Rhine and Mosel valleys in west Germany and is an important export industry. Did I realise that the little valleys of that region are so verdant because it rains every day? The steep hills and valleys also offer superb rivers for white-water rafting. It has such beautiful farmland, mountains, valleys, and rivers that one-fifth of the country is designated as national parkland. We did a broad round route this afternoon up all the surrounding hills crossing the valley floor a couple of times. They were in a deep valley completely surrounded by mountains. The topography is stunning, all steep-sided wooded valleys and strategically planted game crops. Between these towns, farmers who had been recruited by seigneurial landowners filled the fertile river valley lands. They saw the lights revolving and knew they were flying in a deep valley surrounded by mountains. The cool breeze that wafts across the lush green valley is as smooth as silk. His direction took him up a hill beside a steep, narrow, wooded valley. Through the trees I could see the far side of a narrow wooded valley. The coastal plain is low and broad, with areas of sand between the marshy river valleys. They met on a grassy hill overlooking a valley on one side and an ocean on the other. Synonyms dale, vale hollow, depression, hole, basin, gully, gorge, pass, ravine, canyon, rift, gap British combe, slade, dene Northern English clough Scottish glen, strath Indian nullah South African kloof Spanish vega in Arabic-speaking countries wadi literary dell, dingle 2Architecture An internal angle formed by the intersecting planes of a roof, or by the slope of a roof and a wall. 〔建筑〕屋顶斜沟，屋面排水沟 Example sentencesExamples Check flashings at valleys, chimneys, dormers, vent pipes, and other roofing protrusions. Roof outlets, valleys, gutters and overflows need to be inspected and cleaned twice each year, once in the autumn and once in the spring. As to the roof and the use of closed valleys, this is contrary to good building practice. The second task in the restoration project is the re-leading of the roof valleys, also to prevent dampness. One of the valleys in the church roof needs repairs immediately. Origin Middle English: from Old French valee, based on Latin vallis, valles; compare with vale¹. Rhymes Ali, alley, Allie, Ally, bally, dally, dilly-dally, farfalle, galley, Halley, mallee, Mexicali, pally, Raleigh, rally, reveille, sally, tally Definition of valley in US English: valley nounˈvæliˈvalē 1A low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it. 山谷，溪谷 in place names the Thames Valley as modifier the valley floor Example sentencesExamples Mountains, valleys, and rivers provide memorable scenery for tourists. It has such beautiful farmland, mountains, valleys, and rivers that one-fifth of the country is designated as national parkland. The topography is stunning, all steep-sided wooded valleys and strategically planted game crops. They were in a deep valley completely surrounded by mountains. Viticulture is most extensive in the Rhine and Mosel valleys in west Germany and is an important export industry. They met on a grassy hill overlooking a valley on one side and an ocean on the other. The country's only airport occupies a significant portion of the level valley bottom. The cool breeze that wafts across the lush green valley is as smooth as silk. They saw the lights revolving and knew they were flying in a deep valley surrounded by mountains. It is a land of mountains, moorland and hill pasture, with steep river valleys and cliffs. The steep hills and valleys also offer superb rivers for white-water rafting. The coastal plain is low and broad, with areas of sand between the marshy river valleys. Between these towns, farmers who had been recruited by seigneurial landowners filled the fertile river valley lands. They have rooms at the Crescent, overlooking a river valley. Through the trees I could see the far side of a narrow wooded valley. Have you ever admired those pictures of trampers walking through beautiful forest, or standing on a mountain top gazing over valleys or glaciers, and wished it were you? But areas of high rainfall and narrow river valleys are also ideal for hydro-electric power generation. His direction took him up a hill beside a steep, narrow, wooded valley. We did a broad round route this afternoon up all the surrounding hills crossing the valley floor a couple of times. Did I realise that the little valleys of that region are so verdant because it rains every day? Synonyms dale, vale 2Architecture An internal angle formed by the intersecting planes of a roof, or by the slope of a roof and a wall. 〔建筑〕屋顶斜沟，屋面排水沟 Example sentencesExamples The second task in the restoration project is the re-leading of the roof valleys, also to prevent dampness. Check flashings at valleys, chimneys, dormers, vent pipes, and other roofing protrusions. Roof outlets, valleys, gutters and overflows need to be inspected and cleaned twice each year, once in the autumn and once in the spring. As to the roof and the use of closed valleys, this is contrary to good building practice. One of the valleys in the church roof needs repairs immediately. Origin Middle English: from Old French valee, based on Latin vallis, valles; compare with vale.
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