名詞 escarpment:

1. a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion
   同義詞：scarp
2. a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification
   同義詞：escarp, scarp, protective embankment

1. The fox went to ground under a rocky escarpment.
   狐貍鉆進(jìn)了懸崖下面的洞里。

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n.（名詞）
A steep slope or long cliff that results from erosion or faulting and separates two relatively level areas of differing elevations.
峭壁，崖：由于腐蝕或斷層作用，在兩個(gè)相對海拔不同的水平地區(qū)產(chǎn)生的急斜面或高大的懸崖
A steep slope in front of a fortification.
壕溝內(nèi)壁：防御工事前的陡峭的斜坡