词汇 | crevice |
释义 | crevice noun[ C ] uk /ˈkrev.ɪs/ us /ˈkrev.ɪs/ a small, narrow crack or space, especially in the surface of rock(尤指岩石表面的)裂缝,裂隙 Maasik/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages a deep line in an old person's face, or a deep fold in someone's body: 深的皱纹;身体上的皱痕 The harsh light revealed every crevice and wrinkle in his face.他脸上每条深浅不一的皱纹在强光下都清晰可见。 Sweat poured out of every crevice of the fat man's body.那个胖子身上的每一条褶皱里都涌出了汗水。 Geography: caves, cracks & crevices cave cavern chimney crack crater cratered crevasse fissure furrow gouge gulf hole pit pothole relocation rut rutty speleologist stalagmite the San Andreas Fault You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The skin, & skin colour crevice | American Dictionarycrevice noun[ C ] us/ˈkrev·ɪs/ a deep crack or opening in a surface, esp. in rock: He slipped on the mountain and landed in a crevice. Examples of crevicecrevice The floors were full of crevices and those crevices were full of germ-ridden water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No provision is made in the construction of such a prop to prevent it penetrating the roof and causing large crevices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How are people to breathe if they have fires or gas consuming the oxygen in the room and all the crevices are sealed up? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In course of time those crevices get filled up with peat and other soil, and then you get various trees growing in that soil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The risks of walking at night, falling down crevices and numerous other risks, were spoken about earlier. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen chairs in accounting converted to the study of the more esoteric crevices of economics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The gas that blows the mine up and sends hundreds of people to their death is found in the top crevices of a mine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The crevices were even more obvious than they normally are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sympathisers with that charge, wracked with guilt, lurk in crevices of our decision-making structure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The process of disinfection uses large quantities of water and the pressures must be high if the water is to get into all the crevices, cracks, roofs and fittings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Inside it hit you as though there were a number of rapiers striking at you from under the door, through the window-sills and through various other crevices. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should say that a proper simile, if one is wanted, is oil because it flows evenly and quickly into the crevices where it is most needed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are nocturnal, spending the day in dark crevices within the reef. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The plant grows in cracks and crevices of the granite mountain cliffs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The adults spend the winter under bark crevices and can invade houses in large numbers in the fall. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of crevice These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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