英语词源
- cliff-hanger (n.)
- also cliffhanger, "suspenseful situation," 1937, in reference to U.S. cinema serials, agent noun from cliff + agent noun from hang (v.). In some cases, especially Westerns, the hero or heroine literally was dangling from a cliff at the end of an episode.
权威例句
- 1. A pall of oily black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.
- 一团油腻的黑色烟雾飘到悬崖顶上。
- 2. We hiked the Grand Canyon, exploring Indian cliff dwellings.
- 我们去大峡谷徒步旅行，探究印第安人的崖居。
- 3. A waterfall cascades down the cliff from the hills behind.
- 一处瀑布从身后山崖上飞流直下。
- 4. He scrambled 200 feet up the cliff face.
- 他沿着崖面向上攀登了200英尺。
- 5. They came straggling up the cliff road.
- 他们零零散散地沿着悬崖小路走上来。