英语词汇“ravines”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing

Recent Examples on the Web Sixteen people were killed three weeks ago when a minibus drove into a ravine in the Junin province, the outlet reported.

Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 Remnants of that past can be found throughout, from the stone foundation of a men’s pavilion to staircases that lead down to a ravine in what was the women’s grove (both labeled by small signs).

Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 Centuries before Egyptians erected the Giza pyramids and around the time the wheel was invented, a spindly sapling took root in a ravine in what is now southern Chile.

Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 28 June 2022 On Monday, police said a person died after falling from a ravine in the north of Quito; the death was related to the protests.

CNN, 23 June 2022 Researchers in Chile, however, recently identified a new challenger to the world’s oldest tree from the depths of a ravine in Chile’s Alerce Costero National Park.

Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022 Then, on Wednesday, authorities found Jeremy, Johanna, and Adalicia dead in a vehicle near a ravine in Williamson County, WSMV reported.

Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 28 Jan. 2022 Samling’s body was recovered five months after his death at the base of a ravine so steep that national park authorities needed to rig a makeshift lowering system from nylon ropes to safely reach the body.

Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 27 July 2022 At the bottom of the ravine ran Jacobs Chopping Brook.

Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, "torrrent of water, gully formed by running water," going back to Middle French, "torrent of water," derivative of raviner "to run quickly, flow forcefully (of blood, water)," derivative of Old French ravine "violent force, momentum," going back to Latin rapīna "forcible carrying off of property, seizure and carrying off of a woman" — more at rapine

Note: See note at ravin.

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined above

单词	ravines
释义	ravine noun ra·vine rə-ˈvēn : a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water Synonyms canyon cañon col couloir defile flume gap gill [British] gorge gulch gulf kloof [South African] linn [chiefly Scottish] notch pass saddle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing Recent Examples on the Web Sixteen people were killed three weeks ago when a minibus drove into a ravine in the Junin province, the outlet reported. Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 23 Aug. 2022 Remnants of that past can be found throughout, from the stone foundation of a men’s pavilion to staircases that lead down to a ravine in what was the women’s grove (both labeled by small signs). Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022 Centuries before Egyptians erected the Giza pyramids and around the time the wheel was invented, a spindly sapling took root in a ravine in what is now southern Chile. Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 28 June 2022 On Monday, police said a person died after falling from a ravine in the north of Quito; the death was related to the protests. CNN, 23 June 2022 Researchers in Chile, however, recently identified a new challenger to the world’s oldest tree from the depths of a ravine in Chile’s Alerce Costero National Park. Felicia Alvarez, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2022 Then, on Wednesday, authorities found Jeremy, Johanna, and Adalicia dead in a vehicle near a ravine in Williamson County, WSMV reported. Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, 28 Jan. 2022 Samling’s body was recovered five months after his death at the base of a ravine so steep that national park authorities needed to rig a makeshift lowering system from nylon ropes to safely reach the body. Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 27 July 2022 At the bottom of the ravine ran Jacobs Chopping Brook. Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from French, "torrrent of water, gully formed by running water," going back to Middle French, "torrent of water," derivative of raviner "to run quickly, flow forcefully (of blood, water)," derivative of Old French ravine "violent force, momentum," going back to Latin rapīna "forcible carrying off of property, seizure and carrying off of a woman" — more at rapine Note: See note at ravin. First Known Use 1687, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition ravine noun ra·vine rə-ˈvēn : a small narrow valley with steep sides that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon ravines noun plural of ravine as in canyons a narrow opening between hillsides or mountains that can be used for passage he urged his horse down into the ravine where there was a thin stream of water flowing Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance canyons gorges valleys gaps gulches saddles abysses passes crevices cols flumes defiles glens trenches kloofs linns gulfs couloirs fissures chasms crevasses notches clefts gills hollows basins vales cirques gutters gullies cañons dales dells arroyos coulees combes gulleys wadis barrancas floodplains troughs kettles nullahs coombes washes coombs cwms barrancos shut-ins draws
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