←

cliff

noun
 
🔊/klɪf/
🔊/klɪf/
Idioms
jump to other results
  1. a high area of rock with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or ocean（常指海洋边的）悬崖，峭壁
    • the cliff edge/top悬崖边缘／顶端
    • the chalk cliffs of southern England英格兰南部的白垩质峭壁
    • a castle perched high on the cliffs above the river高高耸立在临河峭壁上的城堡
    • We set off along the cliff path.我们沿着悬崖小径出发。
    see also fiscal cliff
    Wordfinder
    Extra Examples
    • Steep cliffs towered above the river.陡峭的悬崖俯瞰着那条河。
    • The cliffs fall away to the north.峭壁向北倾斜。
    • The hotel was perched high on a cliff overlooking the ocean.旅馆高高地建在山崖上，俯瞰大海。
    • a long line of cliffs surrounding the bay环绕海湾的一长溜绝壁
    • crumbling cliffs坍塌的悬崖
    Topics Geographyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • high
    • towering
    • low
    • …
    … of cliffs
    • line
    verb + cliff
    • climb
    • scale
    • descend
    • …
    cliff + verb
    • fall
    • fall away
    • rise
    • …
    cliff + noun
    • edge
    • face
    • ledge
    • …
    phrases
    • be perched on a cliff
    • the base of the cliff
    • the bottom of the cliff
    • …
    See full entry
    Word OriginOld English clif, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klif.
Idioms
fall off a cliff
  1. (informal) to decrease quickly and suddenly in quantity or quality
    • Sales fell off a cliff in the first quarter of the year.今年第一季度的销售额下降了。

Cliff

🔊/klɪf/
🔊/klɪf/
jump to other results
  1. a first name for boys, short for Clifford