A steep slope or cliff; an escarpment.

急坡，峭壁急斜坡或陡坡； 悬崖峭壁。

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Uncounted numbers of "birdmen" have died over the centuries after leaping from tower or cliff, not realizing they could never flap homemade wings hard or fast enough to stay aloft.

在过去的几个世纪里，无数的“鸟人”丧失了生命，他们从高塔或悬崖上跳下来，却不知道他们摆动自制的翅膀时，力量和速度根本不足以维持飞行。

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All the ski runs are carefully marked. And if there is something that might be dangerous, like a cliff or something, then they often put a fence around it.

所有的滑雪道都有清楚地标示出来。而且如果有什么危险的，像是悬崖或什么的，他们通常会在附近围上栅栏的。

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You could be afraid of falling off a cliff or something.

你会害怕从悬崖或其他地方摔下。

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