ravine
pronunciation
UK [rəˈvi:n]
US [rəˈvin]
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- n.
- 沟壑，深谷
- 〈诗〉劫掠
Word Origin
ravine 沟壑，溪谷
来自古法语 ravine,急流，洪水，来自拉丁语 rapina,抢劫，掠夺，来自 rapere,抓走，夺走，词 源同 rape,rapid.比喻用法。
Example
- 1. Had it fallen into the ravine it would have almost certainly killed crew and passengers .
- 如果它掉进山谷，机组人员和乘客就基本上必死无疑了。
- 2. Then we dropped , hit the bottom of what must have been a ravine and began sliding .
- 接着，我们便坠落地面，撞到了什么地方的底部（我猜大概是个沟），并开始滑行。
- 3. Soon we reached a ravine spanned by a tremendous rope bridge .
- 很快我们就来到了一座架着巨大索桥的峡谷。
- 4. So they don 't name the ravine after her .
- 顶多不以她的名字命名峡谷。
- 5. My horse jumped across the deep ravine , but all the others balked .
- 我的马跃过深谷，但其余的马都突然停止不动。
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