悬崖 | xuán yá | precipice; overhanging cliff | |
山崖 | shān yá | cliff | |
悬崖勒马 | xuán yá lè mǎ | lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom); fig. to act in the nick of time | |
崖壁 | yá bì | escarpment; precipice; cliff | |
断崖 | duàn yá | steep cliff; crag; precipice |
1 | Psychologists have long assumed that our misperception of slope was biased by fatigue or even fear of falling. | |
2 | After all, if you do what you love and that happens to be rock collecting or ice cliff jumping, you probably won' t be able to have the money follow. | |
3 | I wanted to join them there but I could not bring myself to steer to the right, toward the edge. | |
4 | 虽然这可能会导致“天网”(译者注:参见电影«终结者»)的出现,但也意味着,一辆机器人控制的汽车不会开向险崖,也不会出现突然的猛烈转弯。 Although this might lead to a skynet, it also means that a robot car will not drive over a cliff or overtake on a dangerous bend. | |
5 | Today, the Banzai cliffs, as they are known, have become a place of remembrance for of the countries of the world. |