Ravine



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.深谷, 峡谷
• ［英］ n.深谷, 峡谷 ( a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon)
• ［例］ We rafted down the river running through the mountain ravine.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French, from Middle French, rapine, rush, from Latin rapina rapine
• Date: circa 1772
• a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water

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