| 单词 | ridge |
| 释义 | Word Frequency ridge(rɪdʒ) noun 1. a long narrow raised land formation with sloping sides esp one formed by the meeting of two faces of a mountain or of a mountain buttress or spur 2. any long narrow raised strip or elevation, as on a fabric or in ploughed land 3. anatomy any elongated raised margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc 4. a. the top of a roof at the junction of two sloping sides b. (as modifier) a ridge tile 5. the back or backbone of an animal, esp a whale 6. meteorology an elongated area of high pressure, esp an extension of an anticyclone Compare trough (sense 4)verb 7. to form into a ridge or ridges Derived forms ridgelike (ˈridgeˌlike) adjective ridgy (ˈridgy) adjective Word origin Old English hrycg; related to Old High German hrucki, Old Norse hryggr |
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