escarpment

美 [ɪˈskɑːrpmənt]英 [ɪˈskɑːpmənt]
  • n.悬崖;陡坡;峭壁

复数: escarpments

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noun

陡坡;悬崖;峭壁
a steep slope that separates an area of high ground from an area of lower ground

escarpment

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  • 1
    N-COUNT 悬崖;峭壁;陡坡
    An escarpment is a wide, steep slope on a hill or mountain.

noun

1
a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
Synonym: escarp scarp protective embankment
2
a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge;usually formed by erosion
Synonym: scarp

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  1. This site , comprising several protected areas , is situated predominantly along the Great Escarpment on Australia 's east coast .

    中东部雨林保护区由若干个受到保护的区域组成,主要分布于澳大利亚东海岸的大陡坡附近。

  2. Tectonic geology and exploration in the western escarpment of Fula sub-basin , Sudan

    苏丹福拉凹陷陡坡带构造地质特征及勘探

  3. A shelf of land extended from the escarpment .

    悬崖上凸出一块空地。

  4. 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。

  5. Influence to Roadbed Stabilization by loess Escarpment and How to Treatment

    黄土区陡坎对路基稳定的影响及处理方法

  6. The topography is mostly mountainous with intervening escarpments and rolling areas .

    地形多为山区,横越悬崖和丘陵。

  7. The fox went to ground under a rocky escarpment .

    狐狸钻进了悬崖下面的洞里。

  8. The face of an escarpment below the kelp forest .

    在海藻森林的下面是陡峭的悬崖。

  9. A steep slope or cliff ; an escarpment .

    急坡,峭壁急斜坡或陡坡;悬崖峭壁。

  10. A house is an escarpment , a door is a refusal , a facade is a wall .

    一所房屋是一块峭壁,一扇门是一种拒绝,一座建筑物的正面是一堵墙。

  11. Such cuestas may be either erosional escarpments or fault scarps .

    这类单面山既可以是侵蚀山崖也可以是断层崖。

  12. The escarpments are sustained by rock .

    这些垅岗由岩石构成。

  13. The perimeter walls of the park are a combination of natural stone escarpments , three dimensional castings and hidden grottos .

    公园周围的墙体的构成结构包括自然石块形成的陡坡、立体铸造物和隐蔽的人造洞窟。

  14. Automatic anti-slipped device for escarpment railway laneway

    大坡度轨道巷自动防跑车装置

  15. The hotel 's ingenious design will take full advantage of the site from the escarpment 's highest point to capture the surrounding lake and mountain views .

    酒店设计别具一格,充分利用了得天独厚的地理位置&从陡峭悬崖的最高点俯瞰,周围的湖光山色尽收眼底。

  16. We are known around the world for our award-winning wine industry and our outstanding natural features such as the Niagara Escarpment and Niagara Falls .

    尼亚加拉地区不仅拥有世界闻名的葡萄酒产业,得天独厚的尼亚加拉断层带,更拥有闻名于世的自然文化遗产尼亚加拉大瀑布。

  17. Down below us , where the escarpment levelled out , was a grassy field used for pasture , bounded by a line of pollarded willows .

    在我们下方,平缓延展的陡坡上是一片被用作牧场的草地,以一排截头柳树作为边界。

  18. This base is situated at the foot of a hill and beside a stream , completely take the natural escarpment , the natural landscape as the backing , the physical ability consumption is big .

    该基地依山傍水,完全以天然崖壁、自然景观为依托,体能消耗较大。

  19. In time she reached the edge of the vast escarpment below which stretched the loamy Vale of Blackmoor , now lying misty and still in the dawn .

    不久,她走到了那片宽大的斜坡边缘,斜坡下面就是黑荒原谷的大片沃土,现在还隐匿在雾霭里,沉睡在黎明中。

  20. They were at the top of a wall , and they thundered point-blank upon the soldiers tripping over the dead and wounded and entangled in the escarpment .

    起义者在一堵高墙上很近地瞄准那些在尸体和伤兵间踉跄前进或在陡坡上跌脚绊手的士兵。

  21. Situated on the edge of the Cotswolds escarpment , above the Vale of Berkeley and the River Severn , it is a picturesque village .

    位于科茨沃尔德丘陵地带的边缘,在伯克利谷和塞文河的上游,它是一个风格独特的村庄。

  22. Tess went up the remainder of its length without stopping , and on reaching the edge of the escarpment gazed over the familiar green world beyond , now half-veiled in mist .

    苔丝没有休息,一口气走完了这道坡上还没有走完的路,到了山崖的边上,她向前面那个她所熟悉的绿色世界望去,只见它在雾霭中半隐半现。

  23. Whoever has beheld a cloud which has fallen into a mountain gorge between two peaked escarpments can imagine this smoke rendered denser and thicker by two gloomy rows of lofty houses .

    并且好象浓化了的??阴森森的两列高房子中间的烟。

  24. And on this base , the geological factors which control the development of the sequences and the formation mechanism of sedimentary sequences have been discussed . The sequence models include 3 types , they are escarpment pattern , flat ramp pattern and depression pattern .

    在此基础之上,探讨了控制层序发育的地质因素和沉积层序的形成机制,将研究区的层序地层模式划分为陡坡带模式、缓坡带模式和洼陷带模式三种类型。

  25. I remember the simple and elegant grace of the dances of the natives , dressed in brightly colored robes , salient against the tranquil backdrop of gently flowing streams and rocky escarpments .

    我仍然记得当地的人穿著色彩鲜艳的衣袍,在淙淙徐流的小溪和石崖峭的景色前简单而优美地舞蹈。

  26. over the years , about 1000 caves were carved out of the mile-long escarpment as shrines or living quarters for monks , or the equivalent of private art museums where rich families could show off their wealth .

    经年累月,1600多米长的悬崖上开挖了1000多处洞窟作为佛殿或僧舍,或者供富贵家族展示自己财富的私人艺术馆。

  27. According to the rules , the tanks must negotiate a 20 kilometre course while facing various obstacles , including a slalom section , river shallows , a steep hill , a pontoon bridge and an escarpment , and shoot a set of targets along the way .

    根据比赛规则,坦克必须通过20公里的路程,克服障碍区、浅滩、陡坡、浮桥和崖壁在内的各项障碍,并在行进过程中完成各种射击任务。