scree

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Geology, Geographyscreescree /skriː/ noun [countable] HEGan area of loose soil and broken rocks on the side of a mountain a scree slopeExamples from the Corpusscree• In some places the topsoil had been eroded and we had to zigzag up on loose scree.• The erosion has created a fan of scree which is rapidly encroaching on the Lovers' walk path.• An hour later and our gasping, sweaty bodies stumble across the boulders of the gully's scree fan.• He stood a little apart from them, kicking at the scree, and then he walked off across Goughdale between the crumbling towers.• If you have a color graphics card and a monochrome monitor, the underlining will not really appear on the scree.• The scree had ripped a tyre; within minutes the jeep was thrashing that wheel to death.• Rats criss-crossed the water like caterpillars, their tiny screes a mocking reminder of grypesh.• This used to be a wonderful scree running down to Mosedale, which was like gliding down an escalator.Origin scree (1700-1800) Old Norse skritha “landslide”

单词	scree
释义	scree From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Geology, Geographyscreescree /skriː/ noun [countable] HEGan area of loose soil and broken rocks on the side of a mountain a scree slopeExamples from the Corpusscree• In some places the topsoil had been eroded and we had to zigzag up on loose scree.• The erosion has created a fan of scree which is rapidly encroaching on the Lovers' walk path.• An hour later and our gasping, sweaty bodies stumble across the boulders of the gully's scree fan.• He stood a little apart from them, kicking at the scree, and then he walked off across Goughdale between the crumbling towers.• If you have a color graphics card and a monochrome monitor, the underlining will not really appear on the scree.• The scree had ripped a tyre; within minutes the jeep was thrashing that wheel to death.• Rats criss-crossed the water like caterpillars, their tiny screes a mocking reminder of grypesh.• This used to be a wonderful scree running down to Mosedale, which was like gliding down an escalator.Origin scree (1700-1800) Old Norse skritha “landslide”
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