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IELTS BNC: 1795 COCA: 2793

valley

valley /ˈvæli/ noun
plural valleys
valley
/ˈvæli/
noun
plural valleys
Learner's definition of VALLEY
[count]
: an area of low land between hills or mountains山谷
see color picture on this page; see also rift valley
: a low period, point, or level低谷期;低点;低谷
IELTS BNC: 1795 COCA: 2793

valley

noun

val·​ley ˈva-lē How to pronounce valley (audio)
plural valleys
1
a
: an elongate depression of the earth's surface usually between ranges of hills or mountains
b
: an area drained by a river and its tributaries
2
: a low point or condition
3
b
: the place of meeting of two slopes of a roof that form on the plan a reentrant angle

Example Sentences

the valley will be the first to flood if the river rises
Recent Examples on the Web Tucked into a valley on the southeast edge of the Ouachita range, Hot Springs National Park has been popular since the 1830s when the first bathhouses appeared. Joe Yogerst, CNN, 4 Sep. 2022 The e-bike rolls into an uncanny valley, the chasm between a bicycle under my human power and a motorbike piloted directly by a throttle. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 31 Aug. 2022 On a dazzling Sunday morning, this small town tucked into a glacial valley begins to stir. Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2022 The moraine acts as a dam, stopping the water from spilling into the valley below. Sarah Kaplan, Anchorage Daily News, 30 Aug. 2022 The long tongue that once reached deep into the valley below has shrunk back by nearly 3 kilometers (2 miles), while the depth of the snow and ice pack has thinned by up to 200 meters (656 feet). Reuters, NBC News, 26 July 2022 Especially hot will be the Columbia River Basin, where hot air pouring into the valley will experience even greater downsloping. Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 25 July 2022 State Route 211 traverses rolling desert shrubland in Southeast Utah, passing rust and buff-colored sandstone domes and the foothills of the Abajo Mountains before winding down into the Indian Creek valley. The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 July 2022 Just beyond it, the ground drops down into a deep valley with a burbling stream that can be heard from the tower's terrace. Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes, 15 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English valeye, borrowed from Anglo-French valee (early Old French valede), from val "valley" + -ee, noun suffix (here with augmentative force), going back to Latin -āta, feminine of -ātus -ate entry 1 — more at vale

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of valley was in the 14th century
IELTS BNC: 1795 COCA: 2793
valley

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + VALLEY | VALLEY + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbroad, deep, high, large, long, steep, wide寬闊的山谷;深谷;(山中)幽谷;大峽谷;長長的峽谷;陡峭的山谷;寬廣的谷地little, narrow, shallow, small小山谷;狹長的山谷;淺的谷地lower, upper下游/上游河谷fertile, forested, green, lush, wooded肥沃的/林木覆蓋的/鬱鬱葱葱的/葱翠的/長滿樹木的谷地remote偏遠的山谷mountain, river山谷;河谷Missouri, Thames, etc.密蘇里河、泰晤士河等流域VERB + VALLEYenter, leave, reach進入/離開/抵達山谷form形成山谷The rivers Rhône and Rhine rise here and form broad valleys.羅訥河和萊茵河發源於此,形成寬廣的河谷。overlook俯瞰山谷The castle is situated on a hill overlooking a valley.這座城堡坐落在小山上,俯瞰着山谷。dominate俯視山谷a high hill that dominates the mineral-rich valleys of this region俯視該地區礦藏豐富的山谷的一座高山surround圍繞山谷a valley surrounded by mountains群山環繞的山谷fill填滿山谷A large cloud filled the valley and obscured vision.一朵碩大的雲彩填滿了山谷,讓人什麼也看不清。VALLEY + NOUNbottom, floor, side, wall谷底;山谷的一邊;谷壁PREPOSITIONin a/the valley在山谷裏The house was in a wooded valley.房子建在一個林木繁茂的山谷裏。

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