cliff
noun/klɪf/
/klɪf/
Idioms - a high area of rock with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or ocean
enlarge image（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.
我们沿着悬崖小路出发。
Wordfinder- beach
- cliff
- coast
- dune
- headland
- inlet
- promontory
- sea
- shore
- tide
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyb2- 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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- towering
- low
- …
- line
- climb
- scale
- descend
- …
- fall
- fall away
- rise
- …
- edge
- face
- ledge
- …
- be perched on a cliff
- the base of the cliff
- the bottom of the cliff
- …
Word OriginOld English clif, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch klif. - the cliff edge/top
Idioms
fall off a cliff
- (informal) to decrease quickly and suddenly in quantity or quality
断崖式下跌；直线下降 - Sales fell off a cliff in the first quarter of the year.
第一季度的销售额直线下降。
- Sales fell off a cliff in the first quarter of the year.