a narrow, flat piece of rock that sticks out from a cliff 悬崖岩石突出部;岩架 seabirds nesting on rocky ledges 在岩架上筑巢的海鸟 The climbers were clinging to a ledge hundreds of feet above the sea. 登山者紧紧抓住海拔几百英尺高的岩石架。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- wide
- narrow
- …
- cling to
- be perched on
- run
- along a/the ledge
- on a/the ledge
a narrow flat shelf fixed to a wall, especially one below a window (平窄的)壁架,横档;(尤指)窗台 Extra ExamplesThe phone was perched precariously on the window ledge. 电话放在窗台上,摇摇欲坠。 I felt along the ledge at the top of the door. 我顺着门顶部的横档摸索。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- wide
- narrow
- …
- cling to
- be perched on
- run
- along a/the ledge
- on a/the ledge
see also sill, window ledge
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a strip of wood or other material fixed across a door, gate, etc.): perhaps from an early form of lay (verb). The current senses date from the mid 16th cent.