The high inland parts of a country — the hills and high open ground, away from the sea and above the flat farmland. This plural form is the one people actually use when they are talking about a real place or region: "the uplands of Scotland", "farming in the uplands", "the birds return to the uplands in spring".

The high inland parts of a country一個國家內陸的高處 — the hills and high open ground丘陵和開闊高地, away from the sea and above the flat farmland遠離海邊、位於平坦農地之上. This plural form這個複數形式 is the one people actually use是大家真正會用的 when they are talking about a real place or region當講到實際地方或地區時: "the uplands of Scotland", "farming in the uplands", "the birds return to the uplands in spring"「the uplands of Scotland」、「farming in the uplands」、「the birds return to the uplands in spring」.

It takes a plural verb: "the uplands are cold in winter." And it usually comes with 'the'. The plural does not mean several separate hills you could count — it names a whole stretch of high country as one area, the same way we say 'the tropics' or 'the plains'. This is why you cannot say 'two uplands'.

It takes a plural verb它要搭配複數動詞: "the uplands are cold in winter"「the uplands are cold in winter」. And it usually comes with 'the'而且通常會加「the」. The plural does not mean several separate hills you could count這個複數不是指好幾座你能數的獨立山丘 — it names a whole stretch of high country as one area它是把一整片高地當成一個區域來稱呼, the same way we say 'the tropics' or 'the plains'就像我們說「the tropics」或「the plains」一樣. This is why這就是為什麼 you cannot say 'two uplands'你不能說「two uplands」.

The feeling of the word is open, empty, and a little hard: thin soil, sheep rather than crops, small villages, weather that arrives fast. Nature writers love it. Government reports on agriculture use it constantly, because upland farms need different rules and different help from lowland ones.

The feeling of the word is這個字給人的感覺是 open, empty, and a little hard開闊、空曠、有點嚴酷: thin soil土壤貧瘠, sheep rather than crops養羊多過種作物, small villages村莊小, weather that arrives fast天氣說變就變. Nature writers自然寫作的作家 love it很愛用這個字. Government reports on agriculture政府的農業報告 use it constantly常常用這個字, because upland farms need different rules and different help from lowland ones因為高地農場需要跟低地農場不一樣的規定和不一樣的補助.

It is a fairly formal, written word. Talking to a friend you would more likely say "up in the hills".

It is a fairly formal, written word這是個相當正式、書面的字. Talking to a friend跟朋友聊天 you would more likely say "up in the hills"你比較可能會說「up in the hills」.