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IELTS BNC: 1795 COCA: 2793

valley

Related topics: Nature, Geology, Geography
val·ley /ˈvæli/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countableC]  
DNan area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it 谷；山谷〔通常有河流流过〕
 the San Fernando Valley
圣费尔南多山谷
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n COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + valley
narrow
The valley becomes narrower at this point.
wide/broad
We looked down on the wide valley below.
deep/steep
a bridge across a deep valley
a river valley
The route passes through beautiful wooded river valleys.
a green/wooded/lush valley (=one with a lot of plants or trees growing in it)
We were on a ridge above a green valley, with the mountains beyond it.
the Thames/San Fernando etc Valley
There are extensive views across the Forth Valley.
valley + NOUN
the valley floor
Most of the town is built on the valley floor.
phrases
the side of a valley
He looked across to the far side of the valley.
the slopes of a valley
They live in houses of stone on the slopes of a wooded valley.
the head of a valley (=the higher end of a valley)
There is a great waterfall at the head of a valley.
the bottom of a valley
The stream in the bottom of the valley was spanned by a narrow bridge.
n THESAURUS
valley an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it
The route passes through a remote mountain valley.
a trek up the Gokyo Valley to see Mount Everest
gorge a deep narrow valley with steep sides – often used in names, especially in Europe
The river flows through a deep gorge.
Cheddar Gorge
canyon a deep valley with very steep sides – often used in names, especially in North and South America
She looked down the side of the canyon.
We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
ravine a small valley with very steep sides
He fell down a ravine.
glen a deep narrow valley in Scotland or Ireland
They followed the river along the glen.
the Glens of Antrim
gully a small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill
They reached the top by scrambling up a gully.
Examples from the Corpus
valley• Mam Tor is the first objective on the walk along the ridge which separates the Hope and Edale valleys.• New designs with foot pivots allow snow hikers to tackle almost any hill or valley.• From here they could control both river valleys, and deny Douglas his passage home by either.• the Mississippi River valley• By some weird arithmetic, the more life stuffs itself into the valley, the more spaces it creates for further life.• Each year several thousand people leave the valleys and few arrive.• The marines would land on the beach north of the valley.• The wind, blasting up the valley, decided the direction the trees would fall.
Origin valley
(1200-1300) Old French valee, from val; → VALE
val·ley noun →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n THESAURUS1
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