mesa

英 [ˈmeɪsə]

美 [ˈmeɪsə]

n.  桌子山，方山(常见于美国西南部)

复数：mesas　

GRE

BNC.30742 / COCA.12592

牛津词典

noun

• 桌子山，方山（常见于美国西南部）
  a hill with a flat top and steep sides that is common in the south-west of the US

柯林斯词典

• 方山(主要见于美国西南部)
  Amesais a large hill with a flat top and steep sides; used mainly of hills in the south-western United States.

英英释义

noun

• flat tableland with steep edges
  1. the tribe was relatively safe on the mesa but they had to descend into the valley for water
  Synonym:table

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