| 单词 | ridge |
| 释义 | ridge (once / 217 pages) 1nv 2v A ridge is a long, narrow, elevated strip of land or any raised strip or band. A ridge is a line that rises above what it is attached to. Think of a ridge as a combination between rim and edge. From the Old English hrycg, meaning “back of the man or beast” or “the top or crest” of something (combined, the senses mean “backbone”), ridge is often used for the beam that joins the parts of a sloping roof. Ridge also refers to the line formed by hills or mountains, as in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is made up of mountains that lie underneath the Atlantic Ocean. WORD FAMILYridge: ridged, ridges, ridging USAGE EXAMPLESBank Stadium operator SMG said in a statement that they apparently climbed over a guard rail to access the ridge truss. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) In a statement, stadium operator SMG says two people climbed over a guard rail to access the ridge truss. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) In November 2014, two months before Garfield started shooting Silence, Mel Gibson approached him about a role in Hacksaw Ridge. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n a long narrow natural elevation or striation Exp|Hypo|Hyper Bikini an atoll in the Marshall Islands; formerly used by the United States as a site for testing nuclear weapons Eniwetokan atoll in the Marshall Islands; site of an amphibious assault in World War II; later used temporarily by the United States to test atomic bombs Kwajaleinan atoll in the western Marshall Islands that was used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II Midway Islandsan atoll in the Hawaiian Islands some 1300 miles to the northwest of Honolulu; site of an important United States naval base Great Barrier Reefthe largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia bank a long ridge or pile bara submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore dune, sand dunea ridge of sand created by the wind; found in deserts or near lakes and oceans esker(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets ledge, shelfa projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water reefa submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water ripple markone of a series of small ridges produced in sand by water currents or by wind berma narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope bluffa high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion) coral reefa reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone sandbanka submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide sand bar, sandbara bar of sand seif dunea long and tall sand dune with a sharp crest; common in the Sahara elevation, natural elevation a raised or elevated geological formation 2n a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean Exp|Hyper Mid-Atlantic Ridge a very long narrow elevation on the ocean floor that runs all the way from Iceland in the North Atlantic to Bouvet Island in the South Atlantic formation, geological formation (geology) the geological features of the earth 3n a long narrow range of hills Syn|Hypo|Hyper ridgeline arete a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains hogback, horsebacka narrow ridge of hills formation, geological formation (geology) the geological features of the earth 4n any long raised strip Hypo|Hyper raphe, rhaphe a ridge that forms a seam between two parts corrugationa ridge on a corrugated surface palatine raphethe seam at the middle of the hard palate convex shape, convexity a shape that curves or bulges outward 5n any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane Hypo|Hyper superciliary arch, superciliary ridge, supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torus a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket appendage, outgrowth, process a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant 6n a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters Syn|Hyper ridgepole, rooftree beam long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction 7v form into a ridge Hyper form, shape give shape or form to 8v extend in ridges 2The land ridges towards the South Hyper continue, cover, extend span an interval of distance, space or time 1v throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides He ridged his corn Hyper throw propel through the air 2v plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip Hyper plough, plow, turn to break and turn over earth especially with a plow 3v spade into alternate ridges and troughs ridge the soil Hyper spade dig (up) with a spade |
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