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pam·pas /ˈpæmpəs, -pəz/ noun the pampas SGAREAthe large flat areas of land covered with grass in some parts of South America 〔南美的〕潘帕斯草原，无树大草原Examples from the Corpuspampas• Oil tanks hide behind pampas grasses and dried-up clematis.• He was laid down on brittle pampas grass and then manhandled by the creatures.• A quite awful vase in one corner, full of dried pampas grass.• An important trade is concerned with the exploitation of the great grasslands variously known as prairie, pampas, savannah, etc.• Slowly Perdita was trying to absorb the immensity of the pampas.• Then she became conscious of a vast blood-red sun warming the pampas.Origin pampas (1700-1800) American Spanish plural of pampa, from Quechua and Aymara, “plain”pam·pas nounChineseSyllable covered with the some land Corpus flat areas in of large grass |