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a/an + [adjective] + canyon
canyon 前常用 deep、narrow、steep 等形容词描述地形特点。
They camped near a deep canyon.
他们在一个深谷附近露营。
峡谷
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
峡谷
a deep ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
They camped near a deep canyon.
他们在一个深谷附近露营。
山谷,尤指河流切割岩石形成的长而窄的陡峭山谷。
A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.
由河流在少雨地区形成的峡谷
a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall
We hiked to the bottom of the canyon and stayed there until sunset.
我们徒步走到峡谷底部，一直待到日落。
The canyon walls rose steeply on both sides of the narrow trail.
狭窄小径两侧的峡谷壁陡峭高耸。
A thin stream still runs along the floor of the dry canyon.
一条细流仍在干涸的峡谷底部流淌。
canyon 前常用 deep、narrow、steep 等形容词描述地形特点。
They camped near a deep canyon.
他们在一个深谷附近露营。
canyon 可作定语修饰名词，常见搭配有 canyon walls、canyon floor 等。
The canyon walls are made of sandstone.
峡谷壁由砂岩构成。
表示从峡谷内部通过时用 through；表示在峡谷中活动则用 in，如 walk in the canyon。
We had to go through a dark canyon to reach the waterfall.
我们不得不穿过一条黑暗的峡谷才能到达瀑布。
Not this
There are many beautiful canyon in Arizona.
Use this
There are many beautiful canyons in Arizona.
canyon 是可数名词，复数形式为 canyons；汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
We visited Grand Canyon last summer.
Use this
We visited the Grand Canyon last summer.
Grand Canyon 是专有名词，习惯上要带定冠词 the；汉语中没有冠词，所以学习者容易遗漏。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
峡谷峭壁
The canyon walls rose hundreds of meters above us.
峡谷峭壁在我们上方耸立了数百米。
谷底
We followed the river along the canyon floor.
我们沿着谷底的河流前行。
深谷
The deep canyon was carved by the river over millions of years.
这条深谷是河流经过数百万年冲刷而成的。
狭窄的峡谷
Sunlight barely reaches the bottom of the narrow canyon.
阳光几乎照不到狭窄峡谷的底部。
峡谷边缘
We watched the sunset from the canyon rim.
我们从峡谷边缘观看了日落。
大峡谷是每个美国人都应该亲眼目睹的壮丽景观。
Theodore Roosevelt said this while visiting the Grand Canyon in 1903, expressing his awe of the natural wonder.
西奥多·罗斯福于1903年参观大峡谷时说了这番话，表达了他对这一自然奇观的敬畏。
Use canyon naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
音近“can you”，想象站在峡谷一边对对面喊“你能过来吗？”——canyon 就是峡谷。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地理/地貌介绍、旅游与户外活动、自然纪录片/科普文章 canyon 作名词表示“峡谷”时属于中性词，在口语和书面语中都自然可用；通常指陆地上由河流切割而成的深谷，多用于地理、旅行或自然景观描述。若指词典中的“海底悬崖”义项，则更偏专业，多用于地质或海洋学语境。
Canyon /ˈkænjən/ rhymes only with companion. Onion, union, and bunion share the final /njən/ sound but have a different stressed vowel; cannon looks like canyon at the start but has no /j/; crayon ends in 'yon' but is pronounced /ˈkreɪɒn/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.