n (1)(狹長(zhǎng)的)隆起部，脊(long，narrow peak of sth or piece of land)[C]：～s on the soles 鞋底凸起的條紋;the～of a roof/a tent/a wave 屋脊/帳篷頂/浪峰;the～of the nose/an animal's back 鼻梁/動(dòng)物的脊梁;the～s of the wet land/the ploughed land 沼澤地的隆起部分/耕地上筑起的田壟;
(2)山巒(脊)(long hill or chain of a mountain)[C]：the blue～s of the mountains 青青的山巒;walk along the mountain～沿著山脊走;The settlement was just over that～. 那個(gè)小村落就在那座山梁的那邊。〖同〗hill;
(3)(氣象)高壓脊(area of high pressure in the atmosphere)[C]：a～of high/low pressure 高/低壓脊;
→′ridge-pole n(長(zhǎng)形帳篷的)橫梁;′ridge-tile n 脊瓦;′ridgeway n 山脊路;山脊小徑;
vt 使成脊?fàn)?，使起?form into or provide with a ridge or ridges)[T+n]：His muscles were～d like ropes. 他的肌肉凸起，像一股股繩索一樣。sb's forehead～d in concentration/with anxiety 某人因精神集中/擔(dān)心而皺起的額頭;a slightly～d surface 微微起皺的表面