同义词： escarpment
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N a steep slope, esp one formed by erosion or faulting; escarpment 绝壁; 悬崖 → see also cuesta
V to wear or cut so as to form a steep slope 磨或切成陡坡
We drove on a road right in the ravine under its scarps.
一条公路正好开在这个峡谷里，我们驱车缓慢经过峡谷。
Study results indicate that the surface scarps of the Pinggu area are river erosion scarps.
研究结果表明，平谷地区的地表陡坎是河流侵蚀陡坎。
Some earthquakes produce spectacular fault scarps, and others are completely buried beneath the surface.
一些地震会产生壮观的断层陡坡，另一些则被完全掩埋在地表下。
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