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sierra noun[ C ] uk /siˈeə.rə/ us /siˈer.ə/ a range of steep mountains, especially in North and South America and Spain(尤指南北美洲和西班牙的)锯齿状山岭 Image by David Gregg/Moment/GettyImages SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Geography: hills & mountains acclivity alpine tundra clifftop craggy esker highlands hillock Marilyn mesa mid-ocean ridge motte Mount Kilimanjaro pinnacle scarp slope spur steep the Adirondack Mountains the Alaska Range the Alps
Examples of sierra sierra After that, walking 1700 miles across the uninhabited sierras must have seemed a mere diversion. The southern division is one mass of rugged granitic sierras, interspersed, however, with sheltered and well-watered valleys, abounding with rich vegetation. From Wikipedia
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