Word · Frequency #15569
outcrop
露头；出露地表的岩层
the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
- 1.
A piece of land that stands out (usually into water) from the land surrounding.
突出于周围陆地(通常伸入水域)的地块。
- 2.
A coming out of bedrock or of an unconsolidated deposit to the surface of the ground.
基岩或松散沉积物出露地表。
- 3.
The part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground.
岩层出露于地表的部分。
突出于周围陆地(通常伸入水域)的地块。；基岩或松散沉积物出露地表。；岩层出露于地表的部分。；露出；露头
In use
The guide pointed to an outcrop of black rock above the valley.
Farmers often have to work around large outcrops in their fields.
We climbed onto the outcrop to get a better view.
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。
v. [material] outcrops [place]
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。
Common mistakes
The granite outcrops the surface along the coast.
Connections
Collocations
- rock outcrop
- 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。
- granite outcrop
- 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。
- exposed outcrop
- 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。
- outcrop of limestone
- 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。
- outcrop at the surface
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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）。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
注意：加 -ed/-ing 时末尾 p 要双写，如 outcropped、outcropping。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: shout, about, and without rhyme with the stressed first syllable 'out' /aʊt/ of outcrop. Useful lookalikes that sound different: crop, drop, and top share the final spelling/sound /ɒp/ but do not rhyme with the whole word because outcrop's stress is on 'out'.
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