waterfall

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waterfall — 名詞

  • waterfallsingular
  • waterfallsplural

1. a place in nature where water flows over the edge of a cliff or steep rock face

1.名詞A2
釋義

瀑布

河水從高處懸崖或岩石陡降的自然景觀

a place in nature where water flows over the edge of a cliff or steep rock face and falls to a lower level

例句

Charlotte's family visited a huge waterfall in Iceland that dropped over fifty metres.

Charlotte 的家人在冰島參觀了一座高達五十多公尺的巨大瀑布。

waterfall + that-clause describing height

A park ranger told the children to stay back from the edge above the waterfall.

一名公園管理員告訴孩子們要遠離瀑布上方的邊緣。

collocation: edge above the waterfall

常見搭配
  • huge waterfall
  • spectacular waterfall
  • roaring waterfall
  • frozen waterfall
  • artificial waterfall
  • base of the waterfall
  • edge of the waterfall
  • go over a waterfall
  • plunge down a waterfall
  • waterfall mist
  • waterfall trail
同義詞
  • cascade

    often describes a smaller waterfall or one that flows in stages over rocks

  • falls

    plural form commonly used in the names of large or famous waterfalls

  • cataract

    a large, powerful waterfall; more formal or technical in tone

文法句型

adjective + waterfall

waterfall + of + noun

用法筆記

Countable noun. Famous waterfalls are often named in the plural (e.g., Niagara Falls, Victoria Falls) even when the feature consists of a single cascade.

常見錯誤

We swam in the waterfall.
We swam at the base of the waterfall.
A waterfall is the falling water itself, not the pool or river beneath it.
Niagara Fall is a popular tourist destination.
Niagara Falls is a popular tourist destination.
Large, named waterfalls usually take a plural form even for a single cascade.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • waterfall trail
  • waterfall hike
  • waterfall view
  • waterfall mist
  • waterfall pool

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • go over a waterfall
  • plunge down a waterfall
  • stand at the base of a waterfall

介系詞搭配