| 释义 |
cliff
I. \ˈklif\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English clif, from Old English; akin to Old Saxon klif, Old High German klep, Old Norse klif, Old English clīfan, clifian to adhere to — more at cleave
1. : a very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or glacial ice of considerable height : precipice — see fault-line scarp, fault scarp, scarp; compare escarpment
2. Britain : a steep slope or hill : cleve
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to erode so as to form a cliff
< the shores of both mainland and continental islands are cliffed and drowned — Journal of Geology >
< postglacial cliffing — F.P.Shepard > |