glen


n. 峡谷;幽谷

中文词源

glen 峡谷

来自苏格兰语。

英文词源

glen (n.)
"narrow valley," late 15c., from Scottish, from Gaelic gleann "mountain valley" (cognate with Old Irish glenn, Welsh glyn). Common in place names such as Glenlivet (1822), a kind of whiskey, named for the place it was first made (literally "the glen of the Livet," a tributary of the Avon); and Glengarry (1841) a kind of men's cap, of Highland origin, named for a valley in Inverness-shire.

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1. Perhaps it was that very oddness that attracted me to Glen's music.
也许正是格伦音乐的怪异之处吸引了我。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Glen Bronka wrote his own orchestral arrangements.
格伦·布朗卡把自己的曲子改编成了管弦乐曲。
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3. Fitzpiers reached the edge of the glen overlooking the manor - house.
菲茨比尔斯走到俯瞰着那座庄园府第的峡谷边缘.
来自辞典例句
4. This tree lay in a line parralleled to the glen , at the brow of the hill.
这棵树就倒在山坡上, 与山谷平行.
来自辞典例句
5. Hello, I'd like to speak to Glen Parker , please.
你好, 我找格伦·帕克.
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