cliff

英 [klɪf]

美 [klɪf]

n.  (常指海洋边的)悬崖，峭壁

复数：cliffs　

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牛津词典

noun

• （常指海洋边的）悬崖，峭壁
  a high area of rock with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or ocean
  1. the cliff edge/top
     悬崖边缘 / 顶端
  2. the chalk cliffs of southern England
     英格兰南部的白垩质峭壁
  3. a castle perched high on the cliffs above the river
     高高耸立在临河峭壁上的城堡

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指靠海的)悬崖，峭壁
  Acliffis a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea.
  1. The car rolled over the edge of a cliff.
     汽车从悬崖边上滚下去了。

英英释义

noun

• a steep high face of rock
  1. he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town
  2. a steep drop
  Synonym:dropdrop-off

双语例句

• The car fell over a cliff and the driver was drowned.
  轿车从悬崖上翻下来，司机溺水而亡。
• There was a dicey moment as one of our party made a risky climb up the cliff wall.
  当我们的一位队友冒险攀爬崖壁时，出现了比较危险的一刻。
• It just hung over the cliff.
  它正好悬挂在山崖上方。
• The car rolled over the edge of a cliff.
  汽车从悬崖边上滚下去了。
• Alexis walked up the coast, and resumed his reading in the shade of an overhanging cliff.
  亚历克西斯顺着海岸前行，走到一处悬崖下的阴凉地又重新开始阅读。
• From his position on the cliff top, he had a good view of the harbour.
  他在悬崖之巅，海港景色一览无余。
• They lay in the cliff top grass with the sea stretching out far below
  他们躺在悬崖顶端的草地上，崖下是向远方延伸的大海。
• The climber fell from the cliff and dashed his brains out on the rocks below.
  那位攀登者从悬崖上掉了下来，在下面的岩石上摔得脑浆迸裂。
• They came straggling up the cliff road
  他们零零散散地沿着悬崖小路走上来。
• The workers skirted the edge of the cliff on a geological survey.
  工人们沿着崖壁作了一次地质勘察。