ledge
noun /ledʒ/
/ledʒ/
- a narrow, flat piece of rock that sticks out from a cliff
悬崖岩石突出部；岩架 - seabirds nesting on rocky ledges
在岩架上筑巢的海鸟 - The climbers were clinging to a ledge hundreds of feet above the sea.
登山者紧紧抓住海拔几百英尺高的岩石架。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- wide
- narrow
- …
- cling to
- be perched on
- run
- along a/the ledge
- on a/the ledge
- seabirds nesting on rocky ledges
- a narrow flat shelf fixed to a wall, especially one below a window
（平窄的）壁架，横档；（尤指）窗台 - She put the vase of flowers on the window ledge.
她把那瓶花放在窗台上。
- The phone was perched precariously on the window ledge.
电话放在窗台上，摇摇欲坠。 - I felt along the ledge at the top of the door.
我顺着门顶部的横档摸索。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- wide
- narrow
- …
- cling to
- be perched on
- run
- along a/the ledge
- on a/the ledge
see also sill, window ledge - She put the vase of flowers on the window ledge.
词源Middle English (denoting a strip of wood or other material fixed across a door, gate, etc.): perhaps from an early form of lay (verb). The current senses date from the mid 16th cent.