| 释义 |
ridge /rɪdʒ/ n. | vt. | vi. | a.
I n.
1. (人、动物的)脊，脊梁；(尤指背部的)肌肉脊状粗隆
the ridge of an animal's back 动物的背脊
the muscular ridges of sb.'s back 某人背部块块隆起的肌肉
2. 山脊；岭；分水岭；山脉
the ridge of a hill 山脊
a ridge on an ocean bottom 海脊(指洋底一种纵长而又狭窄的陡削高地)
3. 屋脊
the ridge of a roof 屋脊
ridge capping (或 covering) (装在屋脊上保护屋顶坡面的)脊盖
4. 垄，埂；(种瓜等时筑起的)温床垄
the ridges of a ploughed field 一块犁过的田地上筑出的垄行
a ridge of grey stones 一条灰色石头筑成的田埂
5. 脊状突起；(灯芯绒等织物的)隆起部分
the ridge of the nose 鼻梁
the ridge of a wave 浪峰
the ridges in the wet sand 潮湿沙地上的条条隆脊
the ridges in corduroy 灯芯绒的凸隆线条
6. (天气图上的)高压脊
a Pacific high-pressure ridge 太平洋高压脊
II ❶ vt.
1. 使成脊突；使起皱
His forehead was ridged in concentration. 他因专注而皱起了前额。
A little muscle ridged itself on his cheek. 在他面颊上有一小块肌肉突起。
His buttocks were swollen and ridged with welts. 他的臀部肿了起来，上面凸起一道道鞭痕。
2. 装(屋)脊；在…上开脊棱
3. 翻(地)作垄；给…培土
ridge lowlands 翻低地作垄
ridge one's corn 给玉米培土
4. 种(黄瓜等)于垄上
❷ vi.
成脊状；起皱
The floor of the Atlantic ridges in the middle from north to south. 大西洋洋底在中部形成由北向南走向的海脊。
The land ridges northward. 地形向北隆起。
The sea ridges under the wind. 海水被大风刮起滔天波涛。
III a.
〈澳俚〉好的；行的；货真价实的
[< OE hrycg; 与 OHG hrucki, ON hrygr backbone, Ger rücken back¹ 有关] |