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The climber traversed a long horizontal crack[水平裂缝] in the face of the mountain slope[山坡;山腰].

登山者横跨了山坡表面一条长长的平坦裂缝。

▷traverse ['trævəs; trə'vɜːs]

【释义】

The verb traverse means to travel across an extended area. "Her dream was to traverse the country by car, so she could meet new people and see all the kitschy sites — like the giant roadside tire in Michigan or the shoe house in Pennsylvania."

vt. 穿过;反对;详细研究;在…来回移动

vi. 横越;旋转;来回移动

He traversed the desert alone.

他独自一人穿越沙漠。

Several railroads traverse the district.

有几条铁路线横贯这个地区。