outcrop
/ˈaʊtkrɒp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊtkrɑːp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈau̇t-ˌkräp/ (ame, mw)
outcrop — 名詞
- outcropsingular
- outcropsplural
1. a part of rock that rises above the land around it
露頭
露出地表的岩層或岩塊
a part of rock that rises above the land around it
Christopher rested his map on a flat outcrop above the beach.
Christopher 把地圖放在海灘上方一塊平坦的露頭上。
collocation: flat outcrop above [place]
The trail bends left at the dark outcrop near the waterfall pool.
步道在瀑布水池旁那塊深色露頭處向左彎。
From the boat, Jin spotted an outcrop breaking the smooth lake surface.
Jin 從船上看見一處露頭，突出了平靜的湖面。
A small outcrop behind the school field held lizards in the afternoon sun.
學校操場後方的一小塊露頭上，午後有蜥蜴在曬太陽。
文法句型
an outcrop of rock
a rocky outcrop
用法筆記
Often used for rock that is easy to notice while walking, climbing, or studying the land, rather than for a whole mountain or cliff.
outcrop — 動詞
- outcroppresent simple I / you / we / they
- outcrops3rd person singular
- outcroping-ing form
- outcropedpast simple
1. to break through the soil and be seen at ground level
露出；凸出
岩石或土層在地面上顯現
to break through the soil and be seen at ground level
Dark stones outcrop from the hillside after every heavy spring storm.
每逢春天的大暴雨過後，深色石塊就會從山坡上露出地表。
outcrop from + hillside
Near the farm gate, red rock outcrops through the thin grass.
農場大門附近的紅色岩石從稀薄的草叢中凸出。
outcrop through + surface cover
Old lava outcrops beside the road where the hill was cut.
舊熔岩從被切開的山坡旁露了出來，就在道路邊。
As the snow melted, a line of dark stone started to outcrop.
隨著積雪融化，一道深色石層開始露出地表。
文法句型
outcrop from + place
outcrop through + surface
用法筆記
Usually used about rock, clay, lava, or another natural layer, often after rain, erosion, or digging reveals what was under the soil.