boulder

noun
🔊/ˈbəʊldə(r)/
🔊/ˈbəʊldər/
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  1. a very large rock which has been shaped by water or the weather(受水或天气侵蚀而成的)巨石;漂砾
    • huge granite boulders underneath the cliff悬崖下的巨大花岗岩巨石
    • fallen rocks and boulders倒下的岩石和巨石
    • As the ice sheet rode over the land, huge boulders were ripped from the underlying rock.冰盖划过地面时,从地表下面的岩石上撕下来一些巨石块。
    Topics Geographyc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: shortened from earlier boulderstone, of Scandinavian origin.