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n. an outcrop of [material]
outcrop 作名词时可数，指露出地面的岩层。
The trail passes an outcrop of dark basalt.
这条小路经过一处黑色玄武岩露头。
露头；出露地表的岩层
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露头；出露地表的岩层
the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
The trail passes an outcrop of dark basalt.
这条小路经过一处黑色玄武岩露头。
突出于周围陆地(通常伸入水域)的地块。
A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
基岩或松散沉积物出露地表。
A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
岩层出露于地表的部分。
The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.
The guide pointed to an outcrop of black rock above the valley.
导游指着山谷上方的一块黑色岩石露头。
Farmers often have to work around large outcrops in their fields.
农民们常常得绕过田里巨大的露头岩石干活。
We climbed onto the outcrop to get a better view.
我们爬上那块突起的岩石，以便看得更远。
outcrop 作名词时可数，指露出地面的岩层。
The trail passes an outcrop of dark basalt.
这条小路经过一处黑色玄武岩露头。
作动词时是不及物动词，常接地点状语。
Sandstone outcrops near the river.
砂岩在河边露出地表。
Not this
The granite outcrops the surface along the coast.
Use this
The granite outcrops on the surface along the coast.
outcrop 作动词时是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语。中文“露出”是及物用法，但英语里要说 appear on the surface，所以需要用介词 on 引出地点。
Not this
There are several outcrop near the village.
Use this
There are several outcrops near the village.
several 后接可数名词复数，outcrop 的复数形式是 outcrops。汉语名词没有复数屈折变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s。
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岩石露头
The hikers rested on a large rock outcrop.
徒步旅行者在一块大的岩石露头上休息。
花岗岩露头
The granite outcrop has been shaped by wind and rain for centuries.
这些花岗岩露头数百年来被风雨侵蚀成形。
裸露的露头
The exposed outcrop revealed the fossils to the excavators.
裸露的露头让挖掘者看到了化石。
石灰岩露头
An outcrop of limestone forms the ridge behind the village.
村子后面的一道山脊是石灰岩露头形成的。
在地表出露
The bedrock outcrops at the surface in only a few places.
基岩仅在一些地方露出地表。
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out（向外）+crop（农作物冒出地面）→想象岩石像农作物一样从地里冒出来，露出的部分就是outcrop（露头）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：地质学讨论、户外自然观察、地理或科学写作 该词通常用于地质、地理等描述性语境，在日常口语中较少见；在正式书面和自然环境描写中比较常见。
注意：加 -ed/-ing 时末尾 p 要双写，如 outcropped、outcropping。
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