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a clint
clint 是可数名词，单数前用 a/an。
A clint can be several meters wide.
一个石芽可能有好几米宽。
石灰岩岩块；石芽
clints — plural of clint
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石灰岩岩块；石芽
A block of limestone separated from others by deep fissures, forming part of a limestone pavement.
A clint can be several meters wide.
一个石芽可能有好几米宽。
岩溶面:石灰岩地面中沟槽之间相对平坦的部分
The relatively flat part of a limestone pavement between the grikes
The hikers stopped to examine a sharp clint jutting out of the limestone pavement.
徒步旅行者停下来查看一块从石灰岩地面突出来的尖锐石芽。
In geography class, the teacher drew a diagram showing how clints and grikes form on limestone.
地理课上，老师画了一张示意图，展示石灰岩上石芽和岩沟是如何形成的。
The trail wound between clints worn smooth by centuries of rain.
小径蜿蜒在历经数百年雨水冲刷而变得光滑的石芽之间。
clint 是可数名词，单数前用 a/an。
A clint can be several meters wide.
一个石芽可能有好几米宽。
复数形式直接加 -s，用于描述多个石芽。
Clints form the raised parts of a limestone pavement.
石芽构成了石灰岩地面的凸起部分。
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石芽（岩脊）与岩沟
Clints and grikes form the characteristic surface of a limestone pavement.
石芽与岩沟构成了石灰岩地面的典型表面。
石灰岩岩脊（石灰岩石芽）
The limestone clints here are worn smooth by rain.
这里的石灰岩岩脊被雨水磨得光滑。
岩脊表面（石芽表面）
Vegetation grows in the grikes, while the clint surface stays bare.
植物生长在岩沟里，而岩脊表面保持裸露。
Use clints naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象硬汉克林特（Clint）站在石灰岩上，脚下的石芽如尖牙般凸起，牢牢记住clint就是岩脊上的石芽。
语域：formal 常见场景：地质学教科书、地貌学论文、野外地质调查记录 clint 是地貌学术语，通常用于地质学或地理学科，指石灰岩表面因溶蚀形成的石芽或岩脊。日常口语中很少使用。
地质学术语，常用于喀斯特地貌；复数形式为 clints。
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