mesa

英 [ˈmeɪsə]

美 [ˈmeɪsə]

n.  桌子山，方山(常见于美国西南部)

复数：mesas　

GRE

BNC.30742 / COCA.12592

牛津词典

noun

• 桌子山，方山（常见于美国西南部）
  a hill with a flat top and steep sides that is common in the south-west of the US

柯林斯词典

• 方山(主要见于美国西南部)
  Amesais a large hill with a flat top and steep sides; used mainly of hills in the south-western United States.

英英释义

noun

• flat tableland with steep edges
  1. the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water
  Synonym:table

双语例句

• Look at that mesa! I suppose I'll have to mop it up!
  看那一团糟！我来把它擦一擦。
• Also along the path are the juniper and pinon pine trees that make Mesa Verde green.
  沿路都是杜松和矮松，这些树让梅沙而第绿意盎然。
• Mesa Verde is recognized as a special place.
  梅沙而第被公认为是一个特别的地方。
• Mobilised by Randy Parraz, a Latino activist, volunteers stood on Mesa's sun-scorched streets and collected signatures.
  受叫拉丁美洲活动家兰迪·帕拉兹的鼓动，志愿者们在梅萨酷热的街道上静站，收集签名。
• Photo Gallery: Jurassic Period A dig in Dry Mesa, Colorado, revealed these Jurassic jewels: claws from a creature now extinct.
  侏罗纪时代图片集。一个挖掘脚爪在干燥台地，科罗拉多州，揭示了这些侏罗系的宝石：脚爪从现在灭绝的动物。
• The Dobson Ranch club in Mesa, Arizona, also believes recognition is important.
  亚历桑纳州梅塞市山多布森农场演讲会，相信表扬是重要的。
• He legally changed his name to Allen Vincent Carter and fled to the Southern California suburb of Costa Mesa.
  合法地改变了他的名字，他对卡特和艾伦文森特逃到南加州CostaMesa的郊区。
• Visitors can drive up to the top of Mesa Verde on a winding mountain road.
  游客可以通过弯曲的山路驾车到达梅沙而第顶部。
• Today, visitors to Mesa Verde can see some of the remains of all four kinds of settlements.
  现在，来梅沙而第的游客可以看到这四种住宅的遗址。
• Follow the mesa between the sea plain and central mountainous country, develop for the tropical cash crop area much.
  沿海平原和中部山地之间的台地，多开辟为热带经济作物区。