cliffs

英 [klɪfs]

美 [klɪfs]

n.  (常指海洋边的)悬崖，峭壁
cliff的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指靠海的)悬崖，峭壁
  Acliffis a high area of land with a very steep side, especially one next to the sea.
  1. The car rolled over the edge of a cliff.
     汽车从悬崖边上滚下去了。

双语例句

• Here another rugged castle crowns the cliffs and crags.
  这里又有一座高低不平的城堡建在悬崖绝壁之上。
• He led the girl out of the house, came to the cliffs outside the town.
  他把姑娘领出了屋子，来到镇外的悬崖峭壁上。
• She knew she was near the shore because the light was high up on the cliffs.
  她知道自己已经接近岸边了，因为那灯光是在高高的峭壁上。
• It takes courage and strength to scale these cliffs.
  攀登这些悬崖需要勇气和力量。
• Behind the habitations, the sandstone cliffs rose abruptly to the north and west.
  在居住区后面，北边和西边陡然高耸着砂岩悬崖。
• Of absence, these steep woods and lofty cliffs.
  别离，这些高耸的森林和巍峨的悬崖。
• There is a strip of sand between the cliffs and the sea.
  峭壁和大海之间有块狭长的沙地。
• The ground shook and the cliffs seemed to vibrate
  大地在摇晃，悬崖好像在颤动。
• The Battle of the Red Cliffs determined the triangular balance of power of the three kingdoms, Wei, Shu and Wu.
  赤壁之战决定了魏、蜀、吴三国鼎足之势。
• The cliffs were estimated to be crumbling into the sea at the rate of 10ft an hour.
  预计那处悬崖会以每小时10英尺的速度坍塌坠入大海。