crevasse

/krəˈvæs/ (bre, ipa) · /krəˈvæs/ (ame, ipa) · /kri-ˈvas/ (ame, mw)

crevasse — noun

  • crevassesingular
  • crevassesplural

1. a long, deep opening in glacier ice, often partly hidden by snow

1.名詞C1
釋義

a long, deep opening in glacier ice, often partly hidden by snow

例句

Esteban stopped when he saw a narrow crevasse across the trail on the glacier.

crevasse across the trail on the glacier

Christopher lowered a rope before helping the injured climber out of the crevasse.

同義詞
  • crack

    the broad everyday word; it is much less specific than 'crevasse'

  • crevice

    usually a smaller narrow opening in rock or another hard surface

  • fissure

    more formal and often used in science or geology

  • chasm

    suggests a wider and more dramatic gap than 'crevasse'

文法句型

a/an + crevasse

fall into a crevasse

cross a crevasse

用法筆記

Usually used for dangerous openings in glacier ice rather than ordinary cracks in rock or walls. In mountain contexts, people often talk about falling into a crevasse or crossing one with ropes.

常見錯誤

❌There was a crevasse in the kitchen wall.
✅There was a crack in the kitchen wall.
💡'crevasse' is used for a very deep opening in glacier ice, not an ordinary wall crack.