fault-line

英 ['fɔːltl'aɪn] 美 ['fɔːltl'aɪn]

• n. 断层线

英英释义

名词 fault line:

1. (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. During that first exploration, we traced the major east-west fault line, called the Delphi fault, that de Boer had observed during the earlier survey.
   在第一次的调查期间，我们追查主要的东西向断层线，即狄波尔在较早的调查曾观察过的断层，名叫德尔菲断层。
2. It is prone to seismic upheaval due to its location on the so-called Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanos and fault lines encircling the Pacific Basin.
   太平洋火圈是环绕太平洋盆地的火山弧和断层线。