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单词 rift valleys
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rift1 /rift/

noun
  1. A cleft
  2. A fissure
  3. A chink
  4. A riven fragment (Spenser)
transitive verb and intransitive verb

To cleave, split

ORIGIN: Cf Dan and Norw rift a cleft

riftˈless adjective

riftˈy adjective

rift valley noun

A valley formed by subsidence of a portion of the earth's crust between two faults

Rift Valley fever noun

An infectious disease of cattle and sheep in Africa, to which humans are also susceptible, characterized by high fever and hepatitis, and caused by a virus prob transmitted by mosquitoes

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