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词汇 tarn
释义 tarn
noun[ C ]
 geology UKspecializeduk /tɑːn/ us /tɑːrn/
a small mountain lake in a hollow area surrounded by steep slopes formed by a glacier: 山中小湖
He wanted them to discover the tarns, valleys, and fells of his beloved Lake District.
At Sprinkling Tarn we staggered into the water for a dip.
 
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The tiny village of Watendlath is a small farming community beside a small tarn.
We climbed a little further and Arthur cooled off in the tarn.
The car park is barely 500 metres from the tarn, and the footpaths around the water are wide.
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Water from the tarn is naturally alkaline and unsuitable for drinking.
The water and the track together will shew him the way to the tarn, which is the source of the stream.
The trapping site was an area of deciduous woodland approximately 50-200 m from the shore of the tarn.
The pair of semiquavers allotted to the trochee 'nebyl' appears appropriate, as does the quaver employed for the monosyllable 'tarn' (there), with its lengthened final consonant.
The lower portion must have formerly been a lake or mountain tarn.
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There is also a distinction to be drawn on tarn-out, which tends to be lower for referendums than for elections of candidates.
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Will they have a claim on access to and exploitation of those landlocked tarns and lakes?
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I hope that we shall not have to have the physical control of traffic in our valleys and most popular tarns and lakes until there is no alternative.
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An old zig-zag climbs from just below the tarn although, predictably, more modern walkers have felt a need to cut the corners.
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The tarn, around 30 ft deep, sits in a long narrow bowl, looked down on by a collection of huge boulders.
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The tarn is a waterfilled corrie about 50 ft deep, this being enhanced by a dam.
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In addition to fishing, the tarn was used as a source of ice in winter, and the ice house still stands nearby.
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The glaciation of the region has resulted in geologic features such as jagged peaks, tarns, and rockland.
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Water is not abstracted directly from the tarn, but flows some distance downriver to an off-take weir.
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This elongated tarn has a depth of about 50ft m. and contains trout and char.
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