ravine

ravine

英 [rə'viːn]
　　美 [rə'vin]

n. 溝壑，山澗；峽谷

中文詞源：

ravine 溝壑，溪谷

來自古法語 ravine,急流，洪水，來自拉丁語 rapina,搶劫，掠奪，來自 rapere,抓走，奪走，詞 源同 rape,rapid.比喻用法。

例句：

1. The bus is said to have over-turned and fallen into a ravine.
據說巴士發生翻車，跌進瞭峽谷。

2. The straight flow of the brook formed a ravine.
不間斷的溪水形成瞭一個峽谷.

3. The river had worn a ravine between the hills.
那條河在兩山之間已造成一個深谷.

4. Heave the rocks into the ravine.
把這些石頭扔進深谷裡.

5. The soldiers shot down into the ravine.
士兵們向深谷裡射擊.