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

• The cliffs, lapped by a crystal-clear sea, remind her of Capri.
  清澈的海水拍打着悬崖峭壁，令她想起了卡普里。
• The ground shook and the cliffs seemed to vibrate
  大地在摇晃，悬崖好像在颤动。
• They saw many cliffs on the Huang Mountains.
  他们在黄山看见了许多悬崖峭壁。
• They saw further cliffs masked by dense woods.
  他们看到了连绵不断的悬崖峭壁，映掩在茂密的树木之中。
• It takes courage and strength to scale these cliffs.
  攀登这些悬崖需要勇气和力量。
• The sea erodes the shore and cliffs of the coast in part by this process.
  海洋部分地通过这一过程侵蚀着海岸的峭壁。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• ( 3) Probably not a harbour, but open coast with cliffs and a beach.
  多半不是港口，而是有海滩和峭壁的开阔海岸。