| 单词 | moraine |
| 释义 | moraine noun[C] geographyspecializeduk/mɒrˈeɪn/us/məˈreɪn/alargemassofrocksanddirtthat iscarriedalong with aglacier(=largemassofice)and isleftbehind when theglaciermelts 冰碛 Michele D'Amico supersky77/Moment/GettyImages Precipitation: snow & ice
moraine| American Dictionarymoraine noun[C] us/məˈreɪn/earth science alargemassofrocksanddirtthat iscarriedalong with aglacier(=largemassofice)and isleftbehind when theglaciermelts Examplesofmorainemoraine Although widespread around the island, all are well-drained sites: rocky land behind a beach, rocky bluffs, old buildings, and moraines. From theCambridge English Corpus Rivers from themorainebelts flow from the glaciers and have created complex outwash plains (sandur) combining detritic cones in different stages of development. From theCambridge English Corpus It left striated outcrops and extensive moraines on the eastern half of the island. From theCambridge English Corpus The moraines are ice-cored with highly mobile large clasts. From theCambridge English Corpus For example, in geology one uses words like ' crater ' and 'moraine' which (in contrast to ' pit ' and ' hill ', respectively) presuppose particular causal origins. From theCambridge English Corpus He realised the effects of isostasy and accurately described the formation of medial and terminal moraines. From theCambridge English Corpus An upper and lowermoraineare apparent, with the uppermoraine, closer to the edge of plateau, containing a diversity of angular boulders. From theCambridge English Corpus Collections were made from the crest of the outermost (oldest colonised)moraine. From theCambridge English Corpus Collections were made on the western lateral moraines. From theCambridge English Corpus The bay is fringed by cliffs rising about 30 m above the sea and consisting for the most part ofmoraineleft behind by receding glaciers of the last glaciation. From theCambridge English Corpus Moraines containing gravel, sand and clay were draped upon the landscape and silt was left on the extinct lake bottoms. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In alpine glaciers, ground moraines are often found between the two lateral moraines. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ridge is overlain by deposited glacial materials in the form of terminal moraines and other detritus. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sand washed ashore by wave action was then blown upslope by northerly prevailing winds until it came to rest atop a glacialmoraine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The name derives from a well-developed tongue-shapedmorainein an abandoned cirque between the west and north ridges of the peak. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.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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