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crevice noun
⇨ crackcrack noun crack ♦︎ fissure ♦︎ crevice ♦︎ cleft ♦︎ chink ♦︎ faultThese are all words for a long, narrow opening in sth hard. 这些词均表示硬物上的裂缝、裂口、裂纹。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a crack / fissure / crevice / cleft / chink / fault in sth◆a narrow crack / fissure / crevice / cleft / chink◆a long crack / fissure / cleft◆a crack / fissure opens■ crack [countable] a line on the surface of sth hard where it has broken but not split into separate parts; a narrow space or opening 裂纹；裂缝；缝隙◆This cup has a crack in it.这杯子有一道裂痕。◆Cracks began to appear in the walls.墙壁开始出现裂缝。◆She peeped through a crack in the curtains.她透过窗帘的缝隙窥视。◆The door opened a crack (= a small amount).门开了一条缝。 see also crack ⇨ break verb 1 ■ fissure / /ˈfɪʃə(r)/ / [countable] (technical 术语) a long deep crack in sth, especially in rock or in the earth （尤指岩石或土地中深长的）裂缝，裂隙◆fissures in the ocean floor海底的裂缝▸ fissured adjective ◆fissured rock / terrain裂隙岩体／地面■ crevice / /ˈkrevɪs/ / [countable] a narrow crack in a rock or wall （岩石或墙壁的）裂缝，裂隙，裂口◆Most of the year the insects are hidden in rock crevices.一年中的大部分时间昆虫都藏在岩石缝隙中。■ cleft [countable] a natural opening or crack, for example in the ground or in rock, or in part of the body （地面、岩石或身体上自然形成的）裂口，裂缝◆a cleft in the rocks / hills岩石／山体的裂缝◆the cleft in his chin他下巴上的凹陷■ chink [countable] a narrow opening in sth, especially one that lets light through （尤指光线可进入的）裂口，缝隙，裂缝◆a chink in the curtains窗帘的缝隙◆I noticed a chink of light under the door (= a small area of light shining through a narrow opening).我注意到门下透出一道光线。NOTE 辨析 Crack or chink? Crack is a more general word than chink. * crack含义比chink广。You can say 可以说◆a crack / chink in the curtains窗帘的缝隙and 以及◆The door opened a crack.门开了一条缝。but not 但不说◆The door opened a chink. You can have 可以说◆a chink of light一道光线but not 但不说◆a crack of light ■ fault [countable] a place where there is a break that is longer than usual in the layers of rock in the earth's crust （地壳岩层的）断层◆the San Andreas fault圣安德烈亚斯断层◆a fault line断层线 |