moor
- n. 荒野, 旷野
- Definition
- n. an area of open, uncultivated land, often covered with grass or low plants
- Example
- Sheep grazed slowly across the wide, empty moor.
- 羊群在空旷的荒野上缓缓吃草。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: open, uncultivated land covered in wild low plants (noun).
比较义项：无人耕种、长满野草或矮小植物的开阔荒地（名词）。
- moor 本词
Often names a specific place or landscape ('the moor(s)'), common in British literature and place names; used as a countable noun.
常用来指称某一具体的地方或地貌（如“这片荒原”），在英国文学和地名中常见；作可数名词使用。
They spent their childhood exploring the moors near their grandmother's cottage.
他们童年时常在祖母小屋附近的荒原上探险。
- moorland
A more descriptive, usually uncountable term for the terrain type itself, covered with heather and rough grass; common in geography or ecology contexts.
更偏描述性、通常作不可数名词，指这一类长满石楠和粗草的地形本身；常见于地理或生态语境。
The national park protects thousands of acres of moorland habitat.
这座国家公园保护着数千英亩的高沼地栖息地。
Moor and moorland both mean open, uncultivated land covered in wild plants. Moor often names a specific place, as in 'the moors', common in British literature; it is countable. Moorland is more descriptive, an uncountable word for this terrain, covered in heather and rough grass.
这两个词都指未经耕种、长满野草的开阔地，但 moor 更常作具体地名或地貌来指称某一处地方（如英国文学中的“荒原”），可数；moorland 则更偏描述性，强调这类长满石楠、粗草的地形本身，常作不可数名词，多见于地理、生态语境。