ridge
noun[C]
uk/rɪdʒ/us/rɪdʒ/along,narrowraisedpartof asurface,especiallya highedgealong amountain:
脊;垄;(尤指)山脊Wewalkedalong thenarrowmountainridge.我们沿着狭窄的山脊行进。
figurativeA ridge(= anarrowarea)of highpressurewillbringgoodweatherthisafternoon.今天下午高压脊将会带来好天气。
thepartof aroofwhere theslopingsidesjoinat thetop
屋脊Douglas Sacha/Moment/GettyImages
Geography: hills & mountains
- acclivity
- craggy
- esker
- highlands
- hillock
- landform
- Marilyn
- mesa
- mid-ocean ridge
- motte
- pinnacle
- precipitous
- scarp
- spur
- steep
- the Adirondack Mountains
- the Alaska Range
- the Alps
- the Andes
- volcano
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Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs
Idiom
have been around the ridges