Word · Frequency #10823
crags
峭壁;危岩
crags is the plural of crag.
核心释义
a steep rugged rock or cliff
- 1.
A rough, broken fragment of rock.
- 2.
陡峭崎岖的岩石或悬崖
a steep rugged rock or cliff
- 3.
A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Pliocene to Pleistocene epochs.
- 4.
A game played with three dice, similar to Yahtzee.
陡峭崎岖的岩石或悬崖;峭壁;危岩;[建] 岩石碎块
用法In use
We walked until we reached the foot of the grey crag.
用法提示:此处 crag 是名词,意为“峭壁”,指陡峭的岩石或悬崖。
The climbers studied the crag carefully before choosing a route.
用法提示:crag 在此作名词,指险峻的岩石或崖壁。
From the village we could see the bare crags on the mountain.
用法提示:crags 是 crag 的复数形式,仍指陡峭的岩壁或危岩。
there + be + a + crag
用 there be 结构首次提及峭壁时,常用不定冠词 a。
There is a crag above the lake.
湖上方有一座峭壁。
climb + a/the + crag
climb 后可直接接 crag 作宾语,表示攀爬。
The hikers climbed the crag slowly.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- jagged crag
- 锯齿状的危岩
- The path wound up past a jagged crag.小路蜿蜒而上,经过一块锯齿状的危岩。
- towering crag
- 高耸的危岩
- A hawk circled the towering crag.一只鹰在高耸的危岩上空盘旋。
- crag face
- 危岩面
- Water seeped from cracks in the crag face.水从危岩面的裂缝中渗了出来。
- climb a crag
- 攀登危岩
- They planned to climb the crag before sunset.他们计划在日落前攀登危岩。
- perch on a crag
- 停落在危岩上
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想:crag 是 c + rag,一块破布(rag)挂在陡峭危岩上,提醒你 crag 是峭壁危岩。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:literary landscape description、rock climbing 语域较混合:多用于文学性的风景描写和正式的地理描述中,也比较常见于登山/攀岩语境;日常口语里较少单用,更常说 cliff 或 rock。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /æɡ/ 结尾,与 crag /kræɡ/ 押韵。注意拼写相似的 cage /keɪdʒ/ 和 crab /kræb/ 发音不同:cage 的元音是 /eɪ/,crab 以 /b/ 结尾。
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