名詞 ravine:

1. a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

1. His enemy was close behind him, and the bridge over the ravine was rotten and swaying. Caught between the devil and the deep blue sea, he hesitated.
   敵人就在背后，而前面橫跨在深谷之上的橋已經(jīng)腐朽不堪，搖搖晃晃。他處在兩難之中，猶豫了起來。
2. A deep ravine is on the left of the road.
   有一道深溝在馬路左邊。
3. My horse jump across the deep ravine, but all the others balk.
   我的馬躍過深谷，但其余的馬都突然停止不動。
4. The river had worn a ravine between the hills.
   那條河在兩山之間已造成一個深谷。

ra.vine

n.（名詞）
A deep, narrow valley or gorge in the earth`s surface worn by running water.
溝壑：由于河流沖刷而在地球表面形成的深而窄的山谷或峽谷

來源：
French
法語
from Old French [violent rush]
源自 古法語 [強烈的碰撞]
from Latin rapona [rapine] * see ravin
源自 拉丁語 rapona [劫掠] *參見 ravin