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单词 loess
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loess in British English

(ˈləʊɪs, German lœs)
noun
a light-coloured fine-grained accumulation of clay and silt particles that have been deposited by the wind
Derived forms
loessial (ləʊˈɛsɪəl), loessal (loˈessal) or loessic (loˈessic)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from German Löss, from Swiss German dialect lösch loose

loess in American English

(ˈloʊˌɛs; also lɛs; lʌs)
noun
a fine-grained, yellowish-brown, extremely fertile loam deposited mainly by the wind and found widely in North America, Asia, and Europe
Derived forms
loessial (loˈessial) (loʊˈɛsiəl)
adjective
Word origin
Ger löss, arbitrary use of dial. lösch, loose < base of lösen, to loosen: for IE base see lose

Examples of 'loess' in a sentence
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When irrigated loess can be very fertile and consequently high yields can be obtained from crops grown on loess deposits.
Jilbert, John Geography Basic Facts (1983)
Loess is extremely porous, and the surface is consequently dry.
Jilbert, John Geography Basic Facts (1983)
Then suddenly, beyond Linxia, the loess hills have gone, and our valley steepens into stone.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
During the deglaciation phases of the Pleistocene glaciations, wind-blown silt was deposited on a spectacular scale in extensive, stoneless loess.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

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