ravine
noun /rəˈviːn/
/rəˈviːn/
- a deep, very narrow valley with steep sides
沟壑;溪谷 - The track continued along the bottom of the ravine.
这条小路顺着溪谷的底部向前延伸。
词源late 18th cent.: from French, ‘violent rush (of water)’, from Latin rapina ‘pillage’, from rapere ‘seize’. - The track continued along the bottom of the ravine.