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a scree
scree 通常作不可数名词，但也可指一片碎石坡，为可数名词。
We crossed a scree to reach the base of the cliff.
我们穿过一片碎石坡，才到达悬崖底部。
碎石坡；岩屑堆
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碎石坡；岩屑堆
a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
We crossed a scree to reach the base of the cliff.
我们穿过一片碎石坡，才到达悬崖底部。
山坡上的松散碎石。
Loose stony debris on a slope.
刺耳的高亢叫声(如鹰叫)。
A harsh, high-pitched sound or cry (as of a hawk).
岩屑坡；悬崖底部堆积的松散岩石斜坡
a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff
由碎砖、混凝土等建筑废料构成的碎石堆。
Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc.
We had to climb carefully over the loose scree near the cliff.
我们不得不小心地爬过悬崖附近松动的碎石坡。
A sudden noise sent small rocks sliding down the scree.
突然的响动让小块岩石沿着碎石坡滑落。
The hikers stopped to rest on a patch of grey scree.
徒步者们停下来，在一片灰色的碎石坡上休息。
scree 通常作不可数名词，但也可指一片碎石坡，为可数名词。
We crossed a scree to reach the base of the cliff.
我们穿过一片碎石坡，才到达悬崖底部。
scree 常作定语修饰 slope 等名词，表示“碎石坡的”。
The scree slope was too steep for the horses.
那碎石坡太陡，马匹无法通过。
on the scree 表示在碎石坡的表面，常与 slip、slide 等动词连用。
Loose stones slid beneath his boots on the scree.
他脚下的碎石在碎石坡上滑动。
Not this
A scree fell from the cliff.
Use this
A piece of scree fell from the cliff.
scree 指成片的碎石或岩屑堆，是不可数名词；表示单独一块碎石要说 a piece of scree，不能说 a scree。
Not this
The scree of the bird woke me up.
Use this
The screech of the bird woke me up.
scree 意为山麓碎石或岩屑堆，不表示刺耳的声音；表示尖叫声应用 screech。
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碎石坡
We climbed carefully up the scree slope.
我们小心翼翼地爬上碎石坡。
碎石地带
The glacier left behind a vast scree field.
冰川留下了一片广阔的碎石地带。
松散的碎石
Be careful on the loose scree near the ridge.
在山脊附近松散的碎石上要小心。
碎石滑道
They descended quickly by doing a scree run.
他们通过碎石滑道快速下山。
Use scree naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象登山者踩上悬崖脚下的碎石坡，脚下发出“scree”的摩擦声——scree 就是山麓碎石堆。
语域：neutral 常见场景：hiking、geology、mountain guidebooks Scree 是标准英语词汇，通常用于描述悬崖底部松散岩石堆积的斜坡地形，多出现在登山、地质或户外活动相关的书面和口语语境中，比较常见于较为正式或专业的叙述。
与 scree /skriː/ 押韵的有 see /siː/、tree /triː/、free /friː/、three /θriː/、agree /əˈɡriː/、degree /dɪˈɡriː/，都以 -ee 结尾并读长音 /iː/。注意 screen /skriːn/、screw /skruː/、screech /skriːtʃ/ 拼写相近，但发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.