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ravine n.深谷，峡谷 ravine (n.) 1760, "deep gorge," from French ravin "a gully" (1680s, from Old French raviner "to pillage, sweep down, cascade"), and from French ravine "violent rush of water, gully worn by a torrent," from Old French ravine "violent rush of water, waterfall; avalanche; robbery, rapine," both ultimately from Latin rapina "act of robbery, plundering" (see rapine); sense influenced by Latin rapidus "rapid." Middle English ravine meant "booty, plunder, robbery" from c.1350-1500. Compare ravening. 【记】river + in 里边有河，峡谷里有河；The river wore a ravine between the hills.

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[rə'vi:n] 【英】 n.深谷，峡谷(a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon)【例】 We rafted down the river running through the mountain ravine. n. 深谷, 峡谷(由于河流冲刷在地表形成的深而窄的峡谷)【记】river冲刷形成ravine

单词	ravine
音标	[rə'vi:n]
解释	n.深谷，峡谷
红宝书	【英】 n.深谷，峡谷(a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon) 【例】 We rafted down the river running through the mountain ravine.
字源	ravine (n.) 1760, "deep gorge," from French ravin "a gully" (1680s, from Old French raviner "to pillage, sweep down, cascade"), and from French ravine "violent rush of water, gully worn by a torrent," from Old French ravine "violent rush of water, waterfall; avalanche; robbery, rapine," both ultimately from Latin rapina "act of robbery, plundering" (see rapine); sense influenced by Latin rapidus "rapid." Middle English ravine meant "booty, plunder, robbery" from c.1350-1500. Compare ravening.
不择手段背单词	n. 深谷, 峡谷(由于河流冲刷在地表形成的深而窄的峡谷) 【记】river冲刷形成ravine
趣味全助记	【记】river + in 里边有河，峡谷里有河；The river wore a ravine between the hills.

Ravine French Gully River Violent Rush Water Robbery