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.
雙語例句
1. A pall of oily black smoke drifted over the cliff-top.
一團(tuán)油膩的黑色煙霧飄到懸崖頂上。
來自柯林斯例句
2. We hiked the Grand Canyon, exploring Indian cliff dwellings.
我們?nèi)ゴ髰{谷徒步旅行，探究印第安人的崖居。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A waterfall cascades down the cliff from the hills behind.