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outcrop

/noun out-krop; verb out-krop/US // noun ˈaʊtˌkrɒp; verb ˌaʊtˈkrɒp //

露出来的,露出地面,露出来的东西,露出来了

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth.the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
    • : something that emerges suddenly or violently in the manner of an outcrop; outbreak: an outcrop of student demonstrations.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    out·cropped, out·crop·ping.

    • : to crop out, as strata.

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Examples

  • This rock outcrop, known as Humpback Rocks, is a popular hike and provides views of the Rockfish and Shenandoah valleys.

  • These outcrops could be remnants of the edge of the lake that used to fill Jezero crater or could represent an even older lake that was replaced.

  • Even eroded outcrops close to Perseverance’s landing site look like they had a watery history.

  • “Dreamland” sits high on a rocky outcrop in the middle of the Juneau Icefield, not far from the border between Alaska and British Columbia.

  • With this hideous bushy outcrop, the beard has reached its end game.

  • He is dancing on an outcrop (that means a ledge of rock) in the middle of Australia at six o'clock before breakfast.

  • The outcrop of the serpentine here, I am told, is quite limited, with steep sides till round it.

  • Father and eldest son walked quietly out over the untouched portion of the outcrop before the house.

  • From the ship's deck, even when within a mile, the outcrop had appeared to project directly from under the inland ice-sheet.

  • Hannam operated the forge, and picks and drills were sent along for pointing; an outcrop of gneiss serving as an anvil.