| 词汇 | mesa |
| 释义 | mesa noun[ C ] uk /ˈmeɪ.sə/ us /ˈmeɪ.sə/ a mountain with a large, flat top and steep sides, of the type found in the western and southwestern United States: 平顶山 The mesa rises abruptly from the western desert plains. haveseen/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages They began the drive up the curving road that rises from the valley floor to the northern edge of the mesa. The town is on a desert mesa 70 miles north of Phoenix. The mesa, at 2,500 feet above sea level, loomed forebodingly. Sitting on a flat-top mesa with steep slopes and deep ravines are 242 wind turbines. Geography: hills & mountains acclivity alpine tundra craggy esker highlands hillock Marilyn mid-ocean ridge motte Mount Kilimanjaro Mount Rainier pike precipitous scarp slope spur steep the Adirondack Mountains the Alaska Range the Alps mesa | American Dictionarymesa noun[ C ] us/ˈmeɪ·sə/ earth science a mountain with a large flat top Examples of mesamesa On the upper mesa, a civic-ceremonial structure was built, where the elite, as well as specialized craftsmen and religious leaders, also built their living quarters. This is because in the former condition both the word and the picture activate the target lexical node (mesa) and therefore no alternative lexical nodes are competing for selection. Bipolar cell bodies were convex and appeared to protrude farther into the medium than the mesa-like horizontal cell counterparts. They have the plant and equipment to make high frequency mesa types of transistors which we do not have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These deal with the closer regulation of the use of small mesa nets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some groups on the region's mesas developed irrigation techniques, and filled storehouses with grain as protection against the area's frequent droughts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. All the mesas are volcanic in origin caused by lava flows which solidified into basalt. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The area is filled with beautiful mesas, deep narrow canyons, and fjord-like lakes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This peak is standing alone in a land of mesas, and is easily seen from a distance between cliffs and canyons. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Also, studies of the thermal inertia suggest that the mesa and the walls of the canyon are made of different substances. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The route over the mesa provides a dramatic contrast in landscape, climate and vegetation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Much of the trail passes through ponderosa pine forests; in other places the path crosses meadows or traverses mesas with desert plants like agave. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some parts of this chaotic area have not collapsed completelythey are still formed into large mesas, so they may still contain water ice. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The diorama is touchscreen computerized and interactive and is set within the boundaries of the mesa. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It marks a region of transition (a crustal dichotomy) between southern highland and northern lowland terrain, and consists of isolated peaks and mesas. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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