English Dictionary

scree

IPA（発音記号）

/skɹiː/

名詞

不可算名詞 広義 可算名詞

(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. / (uncountable, by extension) Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc.

日本語の意味

斜面に散らばる、ゆるく積み重なった岩石の破片やがれき / 破損した建築資材（レンガ、コンクリートなど）からなる、同様のがれき

We descended cautiously across the scree, each step sending stones tumbling downhill.

私たちは斜面の岩くずの上を慎重に下り、踏むたびに石が転がり落ちた。

意味（1）

(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope.

To the north the towering scree-strewn slopes of Saddleback begin to draw nearer as we start the abrupt descent towards Keswick.

意味（2）

(uncountable, by extension) Similar debris made up of broken building material such as bricks, concrete, etc.

Acres of the industrial port had been reduced to desolation, half-walls, half-chimneys, crazy sticks of steel that looped up out of concrete scree. The temptation not to clear and rebuild must have been strong.

意味（3）

(countable) A slope made up of loose stony debris at the base of a cliff, mountain, etc.

The next landmark was an apachita 'cairn', at the top of a steep scree. Each pilgrim carried a stone to the summit, spat on it, and threw it on to the cairn — the purpose being, I was told, to relieve the soul of its sins […]

screes （ plural ）