ravine

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ra·vine /rəˈviːn/ noun [countable]  DNSGa deep narrow valley with steep sides 沟壑，峡谷 SYN gorge

Examples from the Corpus

ravine• A bus plunged 250 feet into a ravine, killing thirty people.• The tanker slipped off the road, rolled over and landed on its side in a 20-foot-deep ravine.• Some crouched in ravines, others behind rocks or trees.• There is very little pretty here, only the limestone ravine of Swinnergill Kirk being worthy of the camera.• At the Gynn, the ravine was bridged and an elaborate tramway layout constructed, facilitating cars reversing in both directions.• The thieves had obviously been back and forth over the ravine ferrying everything back to their car.• The ravine made him think of a painting, but not a painting that he himself could have conceived of or completed.• The ravine was covered on both sides, though not yet filled.• And we were travelling again, through ravine, under totem.Origin ravine (1400-1500) Old French “violent rushing, ravine”, from Latin rapina; RAPINE

ra·vine nounChineseSyllable  

deep sides Corpus narrow valley steep a with

ravine
ra‧vine /rəˈviːn/ noun [countable]a deep narrow valley with steep sides
   SYN  gorge
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ valley an area of lower land between two lines of hills or mountains, usually with a river flowing through it: The route passes through a remote mountain valley. | a trek up the Gokyo Valley to see Mount Everest
   ▪ gorge a deep narrow valley with steep sides - often used in names, especially in Europe: The river flows through a deep gorge. | Cheddar Gorge
   ▪ canyon a deep valley with very steep sides - often used in names, especially in North and South America: She looked down the side of the canyon. | We visited the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
   ▪ ravine a small valley with very steep sides: He fell down a ravine.
   ▪ glen a deep narrow valley in Scotland or Ireland: They followed the river along the glen. | the Glens of Antrim
   ▪ gully a small narrow valley, usually formed by a lot of rain flowing down the side of a hill: They reached the top by scrambling up a gully.

rav·ineBrE /rəˈviːn/ 🔊NAmE /rəˈviːn/ 🔊 nouna deep, very narrow valley with steep sides 沟壑；溪谷