massif

英 [mæ'siːf] 美 [mæ'siːf]

• n. 山峦；断层地块

英英释义

Noun:

1. a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The boundaries of this massif are major dislocations.
   该地块的边界为大断层。

经典引文

• There must, dear God, be something between slums and concrete massifs.

  出自：Times

词汇搭配

• massif central 中央地块
• shoal-retreat massif 浅滩残余砂体...
• median massif 中间地块

近反义词

【近义词】

• mountain range 山脉
• chain 束缚
• sierra 锯齿状山脉
• ridge 脊
• line 线
• tor 岩山