| 单词 | ridge |
| 释义 | ridge n. & v. --n 1. the line of the junction of two surfaces sloping upwards towards each other (the ridge of a roof). 2. a long narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed. 3. any narrow elevation across a surface. 4. Meteorol. an elongated region of high barometric pressure. 5. Agriculture a raised strip of arable land, usu. one of a set separated by furrows. 6. Hort. a raised hotbed for melons etc. --v 1. tr. mark with ridges. 2. tr. Agriculture break up (land) into ridges. 3. tr. Hort. plant (cucumbers etc.) in ridges. 4. tr. & intr. gather into ridges. Phrases and idioms ridge-piece (or -tree) a beam along the ridge of a roof. ridge-pole 1. the horizontal pole of a long tent. 2. = ridge-piece. ridge-tile a tile used in making a roof-ridge. Derivatives ridgy adj. Etymology: OE hrycg f. Gmc |
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