Rill

(noun.) a small channel (as one formed by soil erosion).

贝琪校对

• Hence he determined to abandon himself to the stream of feeling, and perhaps was surprised to find what an exceedingly shallow rill it was. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Let but a flute Play 'neath the fine-mixed metal listen close Till the right note flows forth, a silvery rill. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Soon a rill of clear oil trickled from the carcases, whereupon Clym dipped the corner of his handkerchief into the liquid and anointed the wound. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• On a rainy day, even in a gently undulating country, we see the effects of subaerial degradation in the muddy rills which flow down every slope. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.

手打:纳塔利