crevasse

🇬🇧 UK/kri'væs/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLC2

Definitions

n.

A deep crack or fissure, especially in a glacier or ice field.

(冰川等的)深裂缝

v.

To form or split into crevasses.

形成裂缝

🧩 Root Breakdown

Loanword
crevasseother
=crevasse

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The mountaineer carefully avoided the deep crevasses while climbing the glacier.

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