abseil down something collocation UK(USrappel down something) to go down a very steep slope by holding on to a rope that is fastened to the top of the slope: 援绳爬下 One of the rescuers abseiled down the cliffs to reach the boy. The instructors even persuaded me to abseil down a 30-foot tower. See
abseil He was pictured abseiling down a mountain. She fell as she abseiled down a rock face. We abseiled down waterfalls and slid down rock chutes into deep green pools. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Mountaineering & rock climbing abseil abseiling alpenstock alpinism ascender climber climbing climbing wall coasteering cragsman free soloing free soloist ice axe ice pick karabiner rappel rappelling rock climbing sherpa soloing |