Word
upthrows
/ˈʌpθrəu/
noun
隆起；地壳隆起
upthrows is the plural of upthrow.
核心释义
A rise of land to a higher elevation, especially during mountain building.
- 1.
大量物质从下方被抛起而形成的断层
A fault in which a mass of material has been thrown up from below.
大量物质从下方被抛起而形成的断层；向上的投掷；隆起
用法In use
The earthquake created a visible upthrow along the fault line.
用法提示：此处 upthrow 是名词，指地壳的隆起。
Geologists measured the upthrow of the mountain range over millions of years.
用法提示：upthrow 作为名词，表示地质上的隆起。
The valley's upthrow formed a high plateau.
用法提示：名词 upthrow 指地形抬升形成的地貌。
an upthrow
作为可数名词，意为'隆起'。
The earthquake created an upthrow.
地震造成了一个隆起。
the upthrow of [sth]
后接of短语表示隆起的对象。
The upthrow of the land was measured.
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mainly used in geology
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