cliffs

英 [klɪfs]

美 [klɪfs]

n.  (常指海洋边的)悬崖，峭壁
cliff的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指靠海的)悬崖，峭壁
  Acliffis a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea.
  1. The car rolled over the edge of a cliff.
     汽车从悬崖边上滚下去了。

双语例句

• Behind the habitations, the sandstone cliffs rose abruptly to the north and west.
  在居住区后面，北边和西边陡然高耸着砂岩悬崖。
• Danxia Landforms consist of red sedimentary rock and steep cliffs.
  丹霞上由红色的沉积岩和陡峭的山崖组成。
• The cliffs were estimated to be crumbling into the sea at the rate of 10ft an hour.
  预计那处悬崖会以每小时10英尺的速度坍塌坠入大海。
• The sea erodes the shore and cliffs of the coast in part by this process.
  海洋部分地通过这一过程侵蚀着海岸的峭壁。
• Abounding in or bordered by rocky cliffs or scarps.
  有大量的多岩石的悬崖绝壁，或者以这样的悬崖绝壁为边界。
• The Battle of the Red Cliffs determined the triangular balance of power of the three kingdoms, Wei, Shu and Wu.
  赤壁之战决定了魏、蜀、吴三国鼎足之势。
• The ground shook and the cliffs seemed to vibrate
  大地在摇晃，悬崖好像在颤动。
• They climbed upward along the steep cliffs surrounding the village
  他们沿着村庄周围的陡峭悬崖往上爬。
• The cliffs, lapped by a crystal-clear sea, remind her of Capri.
  清澈的海水拍打着悬崖峭壁，令她想起了卡普里。
• Due to its uneven topography, fujian has many cliffs and rapids.
  由于复杂的地貌，福建有许多悬崖险滩。