shutup

词形变化

shutups 复数 shutups

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A steep canyon in the Solitario region of Texas in the United States.

    [page 53:] […] shutups, the most spectacular in the Lefthand Shutup southeast of hill 4787 […] Slickenlines document strike-slip, oblique-slip, and some normal fault movement and form as mullions, as in the Lefthand Shutup southeast of hill 4787, or fine grooves, as in both the Lower and Righthand Shutups. [page 94:] In contrast, Corry and others (1990, p. 13) believed that the Shutups are ancient features that "must have drained the central basin since it was formed in the late Eocene. The youthful appearance of the shutups, with canyon walls that are very steep to vertical (Fig. 9), is the result of their structural control. The canyons of the shutups […]

v.
  1. 1.

    Alternative spelling of shut up.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

still lock silence hush quieten close up lock up put away belt up bequiet

上位词 6

conquer suppress refrain confine subdue forbear

下位词 6

gag shush muzzle lull calm down shout down

近义相关 6

quiet hush quieten pipe down quiesce quiet down

参见 1

shut

词源

A herd of cattle (or a person) in such a steep valley is largely shut up (enclosed).

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