| 单词 | badlands |
| 释义 | badlands (once / 108435 pages) n Badlands are a type of dry land where very few plants grow. Badlands can be found in South Dakota and Montana, among other places. The terrain known as badlands are often starkly beautiful, barren of vegetation but marked by layers of clay soil and patterned by the erosion of the wind. There are badlands in several different countries, including Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand, but some of the best known are in Badlands National Park in South Dakota. The word badlands is a direct translation of the French term mauvaises terres. WORD FAMILYbadlands USAGE EXAMPLESIn late October 2009, the battalion landed in Afghanistan and quickly moved into the rural badlands. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Here, in the badlands of rural Para, the challenges to those commitments are all too clear. Reuters(Nov 29, 2016) Golden cliffs and dark badlands dominate the desert wilderness, where the Owyhee River flows north to the Snake River. Seattle Times(Nov 05, 2016) n deeply eroded barren land Exp|Hyper Bad Lands an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska ground, land, soil material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) Badlands (once / 129883 pages) n WORD FAMILY Badlands USAGE EXAMPLESBadlands superintendent Mike Pflaum says more than 90 percent of the park’s visitors never see a bison. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) “The Personal History of Rachel DuPree,” a drama about an African-American farming family in the Badlands of South Dakota in 1917, is under way. The New Yorker(Dec 11, 2016) The Canadian Rockies & Badlands tour, which departs on May 28, starts at $2,599 per person double. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) n an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska Syn|Exp Bad Lands geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region a demarcated area of the Earth badlandsdeeply eroded barren land |
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