We had to drive over some rough terrain. We hiked through a variety of terrains.
Recent Examples on the WebRescuers said neither hiker was familiar with the area, had left the trail, and did not have any ropes, harnesses, climbing equipment or proper footwear for such steep and dangerous terrain. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 7 Sep. 2022 Excessive heat, low humidity as well as steep terrain will be the biggest challenges for firefighters, fire officials said in an update. Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 3 Sep. 2022 Low humidity, excessive heat and steep terrain continue to pose significant challenges for firefighters. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 Teams of two or three athletes maneuver a massive loop through the steep and rugged terrain around the Mont Blanc massif in parts of France, Switzerland, and Italy. Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 24 Aug. 2022 Flash floods were barreling down the region's steep terrain, and endangering lives.New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 As the 55,000-acre McKinney fire continued to burn in steep and difficult terrain in Klamath National Forest on Monday, emergency crews encountered increasingly grim evidence of the wildfire’s extraordinary and explosive growth. Tribune News Service, oregonlive, 2 Aug. 2022 The 2,000 firefighters battling the blaze will encounter tough conditions including low humidity, high temperatures, and steep terrain, Cal Fire said. Editors, USA TODAY, 25 July 2022 The Oak Fire, which erupted Friday, was 10% contained Monday as firefighters traversed steep terrain in sweltering temperatures and low humidity. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 25 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
French, land, ground, from Old French terrein, from Vulgar Latin *terranum, alteration of Latin terrenum, from neuter of terrenus of earth — more at terrene
ADJECTIVE | VERB + TERRAIN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤flat平坦的地形▸➤steep陡峭的地形▸➤hilly, mountainous, rocky, rough, rugged, uneven丘陵/多山/岩石/崎嶇的/坎坷的/不平坦的地形➤arid, barren, desert乾旱地帶;不毛之地;荒漠地帶▸➤boggy, marshy, swampy (especially NAmE) 沼澤地;濕地▸➤difficult, harsh, inhospitable, treacherous難通過的地帶;環境惡劣的地帶;危險地帶◇difficult terrain for walking難以行走的地帶➤familiar, unknown熟悉的/陌生的地形▸➤open開闊地◇Tank warfare dominated campaigns in open terrain.開闊地帶戰役以坦克戰為主。➤urban城市地形VERB + TERRAIN➤cross, navigate, negotiate, traverse越過/穿越/通過/橫穿地帶▸➤explore探索地形▸➤know知道地形◇local fighters who know the terrain熟悉地形的當地戰士PREPOSITION➤across... terrain, over... terrain穿越⋯地帶◇It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我們花了一整天才艱難穿過那片岩石地帶。