jutting
jutting — adjective
1. pushing outward so that part of it goes beyond the line or flat side around it.
pushing outward so that part of it goes beyond the line or flat side around it.
A jutting rock blocked the narrow path above the beach.
collocation: jutting rock
Madison hung a lantern from the jutting wooden beam.
jutting + beam
The old house had a jutting balcony over the front door.
Sea birds rested on a jutting ledge halfway up the cliff.
Workers painted the jutting pipes behind the school gym.
- protruding
slightly more formal and general for sticking out
- projecting
often used in design or technical descriptions
- overhanging
suggests extending outward above an open space
文法句型
jutting + noun
be + jutting + from + [surface/place]
用法筆記
Usually describes a solid part of a building, rock, or object. Distinguish from verb sense 1, which describes the action or state of extending outward.
常見錯誤
jutting — verb
1. to push outward from the surface, wall, or edge around it.
to push outward from the surface, wall, or edge around it.
Sharp roots were jutting from the muddy river bank.
jut from + surface
A low platform was jutting into the lake beside the cabins.
jut into + space
Broken bricks kept jutting out of the old garden wall.
From the tunnel roof, rusty nails were jutting toward the track.
文法句型
be + jutting + from + [surface/place]
be + jutting + into + [space]
用法筆記
Often used for parts of rocks, buildings, roots, or metal that extend outward in a visible way. Distinguish from the adjective sense when the word directly modifies a noun, as in 'a jutting rock'.