cave:洞穴;山洞 详图:
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cave [keɪv] |
洞穴;山洞 |
Natural underground cavity that results from the slow dissolution and erosion of rock by water.
由于水对岩石的缓慢溶解和侵蚀而形成的天然地下洞室。 |
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resurgence [rɪ’sɜːrdʒəns] |
出水洞 |
Where an underground watercourse reappears at the surface after disappearing further upstream.
地下水道在上游消失后再次出现在地表。 |
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dry gallery |
干廊 |
Underground corridor that forms when the water table drops.
地下水位下降时形成的地下走廊。 |
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stalagmite [stə’læɡmaɪt] |
石笋 |
Crystalline rock formation caused by the evaporation of water droplets that fall on the floor of the cave.
由于落在洞穴底部的水滴蒸发而形成的结晶岩。 |
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subterranean stream |
地下河流,伏流,潜流 |
Watercourse that flows through underground cavities... watercourse
流经地下洞穴的水道。 |
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column [’kɑːləm] |
石柱 |
Crystalline rock formation that results when a stalactite meets a stalagmite.
当钟乳石遇到石笋时形成的结晶岩。 |
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gour |
蘑菇石,喀斯特洞底池; |
Small basins hollowed out by water.
被水挖空的小盆。 |
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swallow hole |
落水洞,灰岩坑,陷落洞 |
Deep hole connecting the ground surface to an underground gallery; it is caused by the collapse of the cave’s vault.
连接地面和地下通道的深孔;它是由洞穴拱顶坍塌引起的。 |
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pothole [’pɑːthoʊl] |
坑洞;锅穴 |
Natural well connecting a sinkhole to an underground swallow hole.
连接天坑和地下燕子洞的天然井。 |
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lapiaz |
岩溶沟,灰岩溶沟,喀斯特沟 |
Calcareous rock surface with crests separated by grooves that are often deep; it is shaped by the water.
石灰质岩石表面,顶部被深槽隔开;由水形成。 |
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stalactite [stə’læktaɪt] |
钟乳石 |
Crystalline rock formation caused by the partial evaporation of water droplets from the vault of the cave.
由洞穴拱顶的水滴部分蒸发而形成的结晶岩。 |
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sinkhole [’sɪŋkhoʊl] |
落水坑 |
Basin formed by continuous water infiltration into calcareous rock, causing the dissolution of the rock.
盆地由连续的水渗入钙质岩石形成,引起岩石的溶解。 |
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waterfall [’wɔːtərfɔːl] |
瀑布 |
Almost vertical flow of a watercourse, caused by a sudden change in the level of its bed... watercourse
由于河床水位突然变化而引起的几乎垂直的水流。 |
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gorge [ɡɔːrdʒ] |
山谷 |
Deep narrow ravine along which a permanent or intermittent river flows.
深而窄的沟壑,一条永久性或间歇性的河流沿着它流动。 |
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water table |
地下水位 |
Vast expanse of underground water fed by rainwater filtering through the earth; it supplies springs and can be collected in wells.
广阔的地下水,由雨水通过土壤过滤而来;它供应泉水,可以在井里收集。 |