Old English w?tergefeall; see water (n.1) + fall (n.). The modern English word is perhaps a re-formation from c. 1500. Similar formation in German wasserfall, Old Norse vatnfall.
雙語例句
1. The recent rain had churned up the waterfall into a muddy whirlpool.
最近的一場雨把瀑布攪成了泥水漩渦。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The moon was casting a rainbow through the spray from the waterfall.
月亮在瀑布濺起的水霧上照出了一道彩虹。
來自柯林斯例句
3. As you descend, suddenly you see at last the hidden waterfall.
一直往下走，最終你會突然看到那條隱秘的瀑布。
來自柯林斯例句
4. History relates that they stumbled on a magnificent waterfall.
歷史上記載他們曾意外地發(fā)現(xiàn)了一處壯觀的瀑布。
來自柯林斯例句
5. A waterfall cascades down the cliff from the hills behind.