mudslide
/ˈmʌdslaɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmʌdslaɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈməd-ˌslīd/ (ame, mw)
mudslide — noun
- mudslidesingular
- mudslidesplural
1. a large mass of wet dirt and rock that moves down a mountainside, sometimes dest
a large mass of wet dirt and rock that moves down a mountainside, sometimes destroying houses and blocking roads
A heavy rainstorm triggered a mudslide that buried three houses in the village.
trigger + mudslide — cause-effect collocation
A mudslide covered the mountain road with rocks and mud, closing it for two days.
active: mudslide + covers + closing result clause
Residents living near the slope were warned to leave before the mudslide came down.
A mudslide in the Himalayan region destroyed several bridges and blocked the main road.
The village below the hill was buried by a mudslide after heavy rain.
- landslide
broader term that includes all types of earth, rock, and debris sliding down a slope, not just mud
- mudflow
more technical term referring to the flowing movement of saturated mud rather than the event as a whole
- debris flow
technical term for a fast-moving mixture of mud, rock, and plant material
文法句型
a/the + mudslide + verb
trigger/cause + a mudslide
mudslide + preposition: of/in/after
用法筆記
Commonly used in news reports about natural disasters. Frequently paired with verbs like 'trigger', 'cause', and 'bury' to describe how a mudslide starts and what it does.