canyon

峡谷、渓谷

しばしば川によってできる、急な岩壁に囲まれた深く狭い谷。

やさしい英語で： A deep, narrow valley with steep rock walls, often formed by a river.

• A river runs through the canyon.
• We hiked along the canyon rim.
• The bridge crosses two narrow canyons.

類義語： gorge

よく使う表現： deep canyon, canyon walls, canyon rim

峡谷を流れる

急な岩壁のある深い谷を通って、またはその中へ流れる。

やさしい英語で： To flow through or into a deep valley with steep rock walls.

• The water canyons through the gorge.
• The stream canyoned between steep rock walls.
• After the storm, muddy water canyoned into the valley.

使い方： canyon through something (The stream canyons through the rocky valley.); canyon into something (The water canyons into a deep gorge.)

よく使う表現： canyon through rock, canyon into something