| 单词 | scarp |
| 释义 | scarp noun[C] geologyspecializeduk/skɑːp/us/skɑːrp/asteepslopeorcliffformedbyfoldedorerodedlayersofrock （岩石折叠层或腐蚀层形成的）悬崖；徒坡 Witold Skrypczak/Lonely Planet Images/GettyImages Geography: hills & mountains
Examplesofscarpscarp The progressive upward changes in the member would reflect backwearing of thescarpand probably also reduction in relief of the source area. From theCambridge English Corpus A suballuvial bench may have formed through retreat of the western faultscarp. From theCambridge English Corpus This scenario requires extensivescarpretreat to produce a suballuvial bench for a fan whose apex was 30 km to the west. From theCambridge English Corpus The reserve comprises a species-rich coastalscarpforest (2611 ha) set in a mosaic of coastal grassland and rocky granitic outcrops (1277 ha). From theCambridge English Corpus The sedimentary breccias were probably formed from talus and/or other types of colluvium that were shed from the ring-fracture faultscarpof the caldera. From theCambridge English Corpus This is commonly because of rapid burial of the fault scarps under contemporaneous lava flows. From theCambridge English Corpus The conglomerates that predominate in the lowest parts of both groups imply the presence of fault scarps at the surface. From theCambridge English Corpus Birds of prey nest on rock scarps and in canyons that are difficult to access. From theCambridge English Corpus The fault scarps measured are usually characterized by smooth, polished surfaces with well-preserved slickensides and fibres. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the welldefined eastern edge of the central plateau, for about 3 km further to the southwest, is collinear with the exposed faultscarp. From theCambridge English Corpus In the absence of contemporaneous sedimentary deposits draping a growing faultscarpor of intrusive bodies with complex crosscutting relationships, no conclusive answer to this question is possible. From theCambridge English Corpus Whatever the cause, thisscarpprovides the only radial cross-section into the interior of the island and is therefore likely to expose some of the oldest (stratigraphically lowermost) accessible outcrops. From theCambridge English Corpus Measurements were made on outcrops of fault scarps ranging from a few centimetres to several metres in size, often related to much larger fault scarps that were inaccessible. From theCambridge English Corpus Finally, the consideration of species richness and the putative processes influencing regeneration in gaps has practical significance for the use of coastalscarpforest by local people. From theCambridge English Corpus Coarse clastic deposits are abundant within it, mainly close to the basin edges, and a number of alluvial fans can be recognized in association with fault scarps. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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