floodplain

/'flʌdplein/ uk　 词频 #17852

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floodplain 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 泛滥平原

英文释义

n. a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding

floodplain 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 floodplain 在自然语境里怎么用：

Without beavers, water in the stream would move faster, carrying more carbon downstream rather than trapping it across a floodplain.

—— Beavers Are Ecosystem Engineers—and They Might Be Helpful Allies in the Fight Against Human-Caused Climate Change

The Mississippi River built the Delta over thousands of years, depositing layer upon layer of topsoil as it shifted and wandered across the floodplain.

—— The rising cost of fertilizer and fuel prices is pushing some farmers to the brink

We could be in suburban Chicago, or San Bernadino, or a floodplain south of Dallas—any flattened periphery where distance is abstracted into commercial time.

—— The Warehouse, in Plain Sight

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