geography
/dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
n.
一句话记住
地理;地理学
释义与例句
n.
地理;地理学
the study of the earth's surface and its features
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Geography was my favorite subject at school.
地理是我上学时最喜欢的科目。
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The geography of this region makes farming difficult.
这个地区的地形使耕作十分困难。
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She studied geography and history at university.
她在大学学习地理和历史。
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We learned the geography of Africa from maps.
我们通过地图学习非洲的地理。
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The geography of the city explains why it grew so fast.
这座城市的地理条件解释了它为何发展得如此迅速。
词源与构词
geo-(大地)+ graph(写、描述)+ -y,把大地的山川写下来,就是“地理学”。
记忆钩子
geo(大地)+ graph(写):把地球画在纸上,就是地理。
词族与关联词
同根词(同一个词根长出来的词)
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biography 传记She is writing a biography of Einstein. 她正在写一部爱因斯坦传记。
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graphic 图文的;图形的She works as a graphic designer. 她是一名平面设计师。
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paragraph 段落Read the first paragraph and answer the questions. 读第一段并回答问题。
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photograph 照片;相片She showed me a photograph of her hometown. 她给我看了一张她家乡的照片。
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telegraph 电报;电报机He sent the news by telegraph. 他用电报把这个消息发了出去。
词族(同一词根的不同词性)
geographergeographicalgeographic
同义词
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earth science 地球科学Earth science covers rocks, weather and oceans. 地球科学涵盖岩石、天气和海洋。
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topography 地形;地形学The topography of the area is mostly hills. 这一带的地形以丘陵为主。
反义词
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易混词
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geometry 几何学We learned how to measure angles in geometry. 我们在几何课上学习了如何测量角。
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biography 传记He is reading a biography of a famous general. 他正在读一位名将的传记。
常见搭配
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physical geography 自然地理Physical geography studies rivers, mountains and climate. 自然地理研究河流、山脉和气候。
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human geography 人文地理Human geography looks at how people use land. 人文地理研究人们如何使用土地。
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geography lesson 地理课The geography lesson today was about volcanoes. 今天的地理课讲的是火山。