英语词汇“prairie”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

prairie

/ˈprɛːri

noun

1A large open area of grassland, especially in North America.With these they are able to dramatise plains, prairies, steppes and meadows....

In 1708, the area around their towns consisted of open oak woodlands, savannas, and prairies.
Limestone prairie habitat in Pennsylvania is seriously threatened.

2 (Prairie) [often as modifier] A steam locomotive of 2-6-2 wheel arrangement.

Late 18th century: from French, from Old French praerie, from Latin pratum 'meadow'.

单词	prairie
释义	prairie /ˈprɛːri / noun 1A large open area of grassland, especially in North America.With these they are able to dramatise plains, prairies, steppes and meadows.... In 1708, the area around their towns consisted of open oak woodlands, savannas, and prairies. Limestone prairie habitat in Pennsylvania is seriously threatened. 2 (Prairie) [often as modifier] A steam locomotive of 2-6-2 wheel arrangement. Origin Late 18th century: from French, from Old French praerie, from Latin pratum 'meadow'. This is an adoption of a French word, formed from Latin pratum ‘meadow’. Rhymes airy, Azeri, canary, carabinieri, Carey, Cary, chary, clary, contrary, dairy, Dari, faerie, glairy, glary, Guarneri, hairy, lairy, miserere, nary, Nyerere, Salieri, scary, Tipperary, vary, wary
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