a deep valley with steep sides of rock (周围有悬崖峭壁的)峡谷 synonym gorgethe Grand Canyon, Arizona 亚利桑那大峡谷 Massive rock formations, mountains and deep canyons present splendid views of nature’s work. 巨大的岩层、山脉和幽深的峡谷展现出大自然的壮丽景色。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCanyon is used before these nouns:- floor
- road
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Spanish cañón ‘tube’, based on Latin canna ‘reed, cane’.