stalactite
n.钟乳石
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stalactite为短语/超纲词汇
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形容词:stalactiform
stalactite
/'stləktaɪt; [US] stə'læktaɪt; stə`læktaɪt/
n icicle-shaped formation of lime hanging from the roof ofa cave, formed by the steady dripping of water containingminerals 钟乳石; 石钟乳; 石乳.
stalactite
n[C][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Modern Latin;Origin: stalactites, from
Greek stalaktos
'falling in drops']
a sharp pointed object hanging down from the roof of a
cave, which is formed gradually by water that contains minerals as it drops slowly from the roof
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stalagmite