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scarp

UK //skɑːp//US //skɑːrp//

词源

源自意大利语 scarpa(斜坡),通过古法语 escarpe 进入英语,最初与军事防御工事中的斜坡构造相关。

noun

❶ 指陡峭的斜坡或悬崖,通常由侵蚀或断层活动形成的地形特征。常见于山地或海岸线。

“The hikers carefully climbed the steep scarp to reach the plateau.”

(徒步者小心翼翼地爬上陡峭的悬崖以到达高原。)

“Erosion has created a dramatic scarp along the riverbank.”

(侵蚀作用在河岸形成了壮观的陡坡。)

同义词:cliff, bluff, escarpment, precipice, steep

verb

❶ 通过挖掘或侵蚀使地面形成陡坡的动作,常见于军事防御工事或地质改造。

“The soldiers scarpped the hillside to create a defensive barrier.”

(士兵们挖陡山坡以形成防御屏障。)

“Glaciers scarpped the valley walls during the Ice Age.”

(冰河时期的冰川侵蚀出了山谷的陡壁。)

同义词:excavate, erode, cut, steepen, undercut

常见短语

scarp slope — 指断层或侵蚀形成的陡坡面,通常与较平缓的坡面(dip slope)形成对比的地质术语。

“The scarp slope of the mountain is popular with rock climbers.”

(这座山的陡坡面深受攀岩者喜爱。)