The seasonal wetting-drying cycles result in a down-slopecreeping of the shallow soil layer, leading to progressive slope failure.
季节性干湿循环使得边坡浅层土体逐渐发生向坡下蠕变，以致边坡发生渐进累积破坏。
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Worryingly for sea-lily lovers, the latest research suggests the crabs may be creeping up the slope.
令海百合爱好者担心的是，最新的研究表明，螃蟹们正在爬上大陆坡。
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'said Marian, from the top of the roadside-bank on which they had climbed, and were maintaining a precarious footing in the hope of creeping along its slope till they were past the pool.