英语词汇“ledge”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	ledge
释义	Trends of ledge View usage for: ledge (ledʒ) Word forms: plural ledges 1. countable noun A ledge is a piece of rock on the side of a cliff or mountain, which is in the shape of anarrow shelf. 2. countable noun A ledge is a narrow shelf along the bottom edge of a window. She had climbed onto the ledge outside his window. Synonyms: shelf, step, ridge, projection More Synonyms of ledge ledge in British English (lɛdʒ) noun 1. a narrow horizontal surface resembling a shelf and projecting from a wall, window, etc 2. a layer of rock that contains an ore; vein 3. a ridge of rock that lies beneath the surface of the sea 4. a narrow shelflike rock projection on a cliff or mountain Derived forms ledgy (ˈledgy) or ledged adjective Word origin C14 legge, perhaps from leggen to lay1 ledge in American English (lɛdʒ) noun 1. a shelf or shelflike projection 2. a. a projecting ridge of rocks b. such a ridge under the surface of the water near the shore 3. Mining a vein Derived forms ledgy (ˈledgy) adjective Word origin ME legge, prob. < base of leggen, to lay1 Examples of 'ledge' in a sentence ledge Rhodry made himself sit on the window ledge and turn to look out and down. Kerr, Katharine A Time of War (1993) Imagine clinging with your fingertips to a rock ledge no wider than a five pence piece. Times, Sunday Times (2015) One theory was that the pair had tumbled from a ledge down a cliff face partially covered with trees and brambles. Times, Sunday Times (2009) This means you can't drive with your arm resting on the window ledge. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He'd balance on his window ledge and leap out into the garden. Alexander Masters STUART: A Life Backwards (2005) Forget the lonely pot, perched sadly on a window ledge. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A projecting rock ledge provides shelter from the rain. Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004) The Puritans were teetering along a narrow rock ledge and they wrapped their suggestions in swathes of submissive cotton wool. Adam Nicolson GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003) When an eagle is about to die, it leaves the nest and goes to a great rock or a ledge. Christianity Today (2000) FIVE schoolboys rescued a walker and his pet dog from a narrow ledge on a cliff by pulling them up on abseiling ropes. The Sun (2008) She likes to sit in the sun on my window ledge and listen while I play. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I've still got them on the window ledge in my office. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Can I jump off this window ledge into the bath? Times, Sunday Times (2010) As we came in to land in the dark wastes of the desert the rear wheels of our Chinook became caught on a ledge of rock. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In the knees-up video a window ledge is covered with biscuits, crisps and drink bottles. The Sun (2015) She had been stuck there for 45 minutes and the cliff ledge had actually gave way so she was hanging by her arms off tufts of grass. Times, Sunday Times (2008) We were standing on a rock ledge on the east face of Mount Harriet looking down towards the town. Times, Sunday Times (2012) A seagull that was trapped for six days on a window ledge on the fifth floor of a building in Liverpool has been rescued by firefighters. Times, Sunday Times (2006) A WALKER got stuck on a cliff ledge when he tried to rescue his dog. The Sun (2015) A COUPLE stranded on a cliff ledge were rescued after sending a selfie. The Sun (2016) The solution to the task, incidentally, is to use some drawing pins to fix the drawing pin box to the wall as a ledge for the candle. Claudia Hammond EMOTIONAL ROLLERCOASTER: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings (2005) In other languages ledge British English: ledge NOUN cliff A ledge is a piece of rock on the side of a cliff or mountain, which is in the shape of a narrow shelf. ...like a wounded bird seeking refuge on a mountain ledge. American English: ledge Brazilian Portuguese: peitoril Chinese: 岩脊 European Spanish: saliente French: corniche German: Felsvorsprung Italian: cornice Japanese: 岩棚 Korean: 바위턱 European Portuguese: peitoril Latin American Spanish: saliente British English: ledge NOUN window A ledge is a narrow shelf along the bottom edge of a window. She had climbed onto the ledge outside his window. American English: ledge Brazilian Portuguese: peitoril Chinese: 岩脊 European Spanish: alféizar French: rebord German: Fensterbrett Italian: davanzale Japanese: 棚 Korean: 바위턱 European Portuguese: peitoril Latin American Spanish: alféizar Chinese translation of 'ledge' ledge (lɛdʒ) n (c) [of mountain] 岩石突出部 (yánshí tūchūbù) [of window] 台(臺) (tái) (noun) in the sense of shelf Definition a narrow shelflike projection on a cliff or mountain She had climbed onto the ledge outside his window Synonyms shelf step Leave empty milk bottles on the step. ridge projection mantle sill Additional synonyms in the sense of projection Definition a forecast based on known data Synonyms protrusion, shelf, ridge, bulge, ledge, overhang, sill, jut, eaves, protuberance in the sense of step Leave empty milk bottles on the step. Synonyms doorstep, sill Nearby words of ledge lechery lecture lecturer ledge ledger lee leech Synonyms of 'ledge' ledge Explore 'ledge' in the dictionary
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