(mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body
Verb:
lower oneself with a rope coiled around the body from a mountainside;
"The ascent was easy--roping down the mountain would be much more difficult and dangerous"
"You have to learn how to abseil when you want to do technical climbing"
双语例句
1. Beghin had just began to abseil when the artificial anchor popped out.
就在贝甘即将准备沿绳下滑时，人造锚突然脱落。
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2. If you do find yourself on a route that is too long to lower off, the easiest way is to pull a spare rope up and abseil off.
如果你发现所在的路线太长没办法做先锋撤退，最简单的方式就是拉一条备用的绳子并垂降。
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3. If staying in a TV tower isn't crazy enough, you can also arrange to abseil its 100m height, an unusual proposition as there's no wall to rest your feet against.
4. If staying in a TV tower isn't crazy enough, you can also arrange to abseil its 100m height, an unusual proposition as there's no wall to rest your feet against.
