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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
nCOLLOCATIONS
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
Cliffn  
nan informal name for Cliff Richard
Origin cliff
Old English clif
cliff nounn COLLOCATIONS1Cliffn
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