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cliff

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Related topics: Nature, Geology, Geography
cliff /klɪf/ ●●○ noun [countableC]  
DNa large area of rock or a mountain with a very steep side, often at the edge of the sea or a river 〔常指海边的〕悬崖，峭壁 →4  See picture on 见图 Page A4 Country 乡间
n COLLOCATIONS
adjectives
high/low
The cliffs here are the highest in Britain.
steep (=sloping at a high angle)
The cliffs were steep and dangerous.
a sheer/vertical cliff (=straight up and down rather than sloping)
Sheer cliffs defend the island.
a sea cliff
The birds breed mainly on sea cliffs and in sea caves.
a coastal cliff
Here the coastal cliffs are low, jutting out into the sea.
a rocky cliff
The forest stops where a rocky cliff falls to a saltwater lagoon.
a craggy/jagged cliff (=with a lot of sharp rocks)
This is an area of spectacular gorges and jagged cliffs.
a rugged cliff (=rough and uneven)
Huge Atlantic waves were breaking against the rugged cliffs.
a towering cliff (=very high)
the towering cliffs of Gibraltar
chalk/limestone/granite cliffs
White chalk cliffs rose up from the sea.
cliff + NOUN
a cliff face (=a steep surface or side of a cliff)
Some climbers were scrambling up the steep cliff face.
a cliff edge
Keep away from the cliff edge.
a cliff top
There was a lovely view from the cliff top.
a cliff ledge (=a flat narrow piece that sticks out from a cliff)
Some of the goats were even grazing on the cliff ledges.
a cliff path
I followed the cliff path down to the bay.
a cliff walk (=a walk along cliffs)
Shall we do the cliff walk this morning?
phrases
be perched (high) on a cliff (=be situated on a cliff)
An 11th century castle is perched high on the cliff.
Examples from the Corpus
cliff• It has bushy cliffs on both sides that lean like hairy ghosts over the unknown waters.• Just before he and the camera take a dig over like a thirty foot cliff.• Maritime cliff Armeria maritima - Ligusticum scoticum maritime rock crevice community.• He could see cliffs and a distant wash of white.• If her eyes had been open, she would have seen Zeno heading for the cliff path.• We fell asleep listening to the surf chisel away at the foot of the cliff below.• He ran off the cliff and leapt into the air.• So I went across and shot one of the guys and the other chopper landed on the cliff.
Cliffn  
nan informal name for Cliff Richard
Origin cliff
Old English clif
cliff noun →n COLLOCATIONS1Cliffn
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3551 COCA: 4312
cliff

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF CLIFFS | VERB + CLIFF | CLIFF + VERB | CLIFF + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤high, towering高高的懸崖；高聳的峭壁▸➤low低矮的峭壁▸➤dramatic, precipitous, sheer, steep, vertical險峻的峭壁；陡峭的懸崖▸➤craggy, jagged, rocky, rugged陡峭的懸崖；嶙峋的峭壁；岩石嶙峋的峭壁；崎嶇不平的懸崖▸➤chalk, limestone, etc.白堊、石灰岩等懸崖▸➤coastal, mountain, sea近海的懸崖；山上的絕壁；海邊的絕壁... OF CLIFFS➤line一溜絕壁◇a long line of cliffs surrounding the bay環繞海灣的一長溜絕壁VERB + CLIFF➤climb, scale爬懸崖；攀登絕壁➤descend下懸崖➤jump off跳下懸崖CLIFF + VERB➤fall, fall away, rise, rise up峭壁傾斜；絕壁聳立◇The cliffs fall away to the north.峭壁向北傾斜。◇Rugged sandstone cliffs rose up from the beach.嶙峋的砂岩峭壁矗立於海灘。➤overlook sth, tower懸崖俯視某物；峭壁聳立◇Steep cliffs towered above the river.陡峭的懸崖俯瞰着那條河。➤crumble峭壁坍塌◇crumbling cliffs坍塌的懸崖CLIFF + NOUN➤edge, face, ledge, side, top, wall懸崖邊緣；崖面；懸崖岩脊；懸崖側面；峭壁頂；崖壁▸➤path, walk峭壁上的小徑PHRASES➤be perched on a cliff坐落於峭壁上◇The hotel was perched high on a cliff overlooking the ocean.旅館高高地建在山崖上，俯瞰大海。➤the base of the cliff, the bottom of the cliff, the foot of the cliff懸崖底部；崖底；崖腳➤the edge of the cliff懸崖邊緣➤the top of the cliff崖頂
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3551 COCA: 4312
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3551 COCA: 4312
cliff
Mountains, hills and cliffs: ascent, ben, berg...

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