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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3551 COCA: 4312

cliff

cliff /ˈklɪf/ noun
plural cliffs
cliff
/ˈklɪf/
noun
plural cliffs
Learner's definition of CLIFF
[count]
: a high, steep surface of rock, earth, or ice悬崖;峭壁
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3551 COCA: 4312

cliff

noun

: a very steep, vertical, or overhanging face of rock, earth, or ice : precipice
cliffy adjective

Example Sentences

Standing at the edge of the cliff, we watched the waves crash on the shore far below. rock climbers scaling steep cliffs
Recent Examples on the Web But the revenues have just gone off the cliff in terms of, for example, M&A or underwriting. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2022 Many of the 13 vehicles that got launched off the cliff this year featured red, white, and blue alongside patriotic slogans, but others were personalized to represent the community. Sasha Richie, Car and Driver, 8 July 2022 If Tesla’s Cybertruck is an angular modernist home hanging off the cliff of public acceptance, the Lightning is prairie revival. Dan Neil, WSJ, 12 May 2022 Outside London, every kid in Casper’s field trip class has survived the fall off the cliff, but their teacher, Mr. Edwards, is looking rough, with glass embedded in his face and some sort of rebar sticking through his body. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2021 The stage faces the lake with a virtually vertical, heavily forested cliff rising up hundreds of feet to the rim of the cone behind it. Chris Johns, SPIN, 8 Aug. 2022 Evgeny pulled out a thin cigarette from a narrow golden case and looked out the window: cliff, sea, monastery. Vladimir Sorokin, Harper’s Magazine , 20 July 2022 For the most part, Sandberg doesn’t seem to be an example of the glass cliff in action. Maria Aspan, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2022 During a visit to Ireland, the pair had some downtime on the cliff walk at Howth. Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English clif, from Old English; akin to Old High German klep cliff, Old Norse klif

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cliff was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3551 COCA: 4312
cliff

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF CLIFFS | VERB + CLIFF | CLIFF + VERB | CLIFF + NOUN | PHRASES ADJECTIVEhigh, 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 CLIFFSline一溜絕壁a long line of cliffs surrounding the bay環繞海灣的一長溜絕壁VERB + CLIFFclimb, scale爬懸崖;攀登絕壁descend下懸崖jump off跳下懸崖CLIFF + VERBfall, 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 + NOUNedge, 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PHRASESbe 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

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