escarpment

英[ɪˈskɑ:pmənt]

美[ɪˈskɑrpmənt]

基本释义

A thin, resistant limestone escarpment is present just basinward.

薄层状的坚硬的石灰岩山崖正好位于靠盆地一侧.

辞典例句

The fox went to ground under a rocky escarpment.

狐狸钻进了悬崖下面的洞里.

期刊摘选

This is the escarpment of night.

这是夜的悬崖.

期刊摘选

Escarpment railway laneway is the place where accidents often happen.

大坡度轨道巷运输是矿井辅助运输的事故多发处.

期刊摘选

By coincidence or other wise, the largest channel is exposed in the Beaver Divide escarpment.

由于巧合或其他原因, 最大通道在比佛迪维特陡壁区出露的位置.

辞典例句

The truck was trundling along the escarpment of the Zambesi valley.

卡车沿着赞比西山谷的绝壁缓缓行进。

柯林斯例句

A shelf of land extended from the escarpment.

悬崖上凸出一块空地。

柯林斯例句

Noun

1. a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
2. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification