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Definition of cirque in English: cirquenoun səːksərk 1Geology
A half-open steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside, formed by glacial erosion. 〔地质〕冰斗（位于山谷顶部或山腰处的圆形凹地，形成于冰侵蚀）。亦称CORRIE 或CWM Also called corrie or cwm Example sentencesExamples - As the lava walls of the cirque crumble they expel a constant dribble onto the dirty snow below.
- The fourth and fifth landscape types are alpine landscapes, consisting of branching networks of troughs separated by ridges; and cirque landscapes, in which separate cirques are set in an upland massif.
- The cirque valley, which is heavily timbered, is deeply dissected by Portland Creek and its tributaries.
- Sitting within a glacial cirque, the 17-room chalet has sweeping vistas of teal Lake McDonald - and the occasional mountain goat.
- Broken trees are scattered everywhere; scoured paths lead up mountainsides to mysterious hidden cirques.
2literary A ring, circlet, or circle. 〈诗/文〉环；小圈；圆圈 Example sentencesExamples - The decoration of metal cirques and a network of patchwork cloth highlight extremely simple frocks to show off the figure.
OriginLate 17th century (in sense 2): from French, from Latin circus. Rhymesberk, berserk, Burke, dirk, Dunkirk, erk, irk, kirk, lurk, mirk, murk, outwork, perk, quirk, shirk, smirk, stirk, Turk, work Definition of cirque in US English: cirquenounsərksərk 1Geology
A half-open steep-sided hollow at the head of a valley or on a mountainside, formed by glacial erosion. 〔地质〕冰斗（位于山谷顶部或山腰处的圆形凹地，形成于冰侵蚀）。亦称CORRIE 或CWM Also called corrie or cwm Example sentencesExamples - The fourth and fifth landscape types are alpine landscapes, consisting of branching networks of troughs separated by ridges; and cirque landscapes, in which separate cirques are set in an upland massif.
- Sitting within a glacial cirque, the 17-room chalet has sweeping vistas of teal Lake McDonald - and the occasional mountain goat.
- The cirque valley, which is heavily timbered, is deeply dissected by Portland Creek and its tributaries.
- Broken trees are scattered everywhere; scoured paths lead up mountainsides to mysterious hidden cirques.
- As the lava walls of the cirque crumble they expel a constant dribble onto the dirty snow below.
2literary A ring, circlet, or circle. 〈诗/文〉环；小圈；圆圈 Example sentencesExamples - The decoration of metal cirques and a network of patchwork cloth highlight extremely simple frocks to show off the figure.
OriginLate 17th century (in cirque (sense 2)): from French, from Latin circus. |