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canyon

noun
🔊/ˈkænjən/
🔊/ˈkænjən/
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  1. a deep valley with steep sides of rock（周围有悬崖峭壁的）峡谷
     synonym gorge
    • the Grand Canyon, Arizona亚利桑那大峡谷
    • Massive rock formations, mountains and deep canyons present splendid views of nature’s work.巨大的岩层、山脉和幽深的峡谷展现出大自然的壮丽景色。
    Topics Geographyb2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCanyon is used before these nouns:
    • floor
    • road
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Spanish cañón ‘tube’, based on Latin canna ‘reed, cane’.