cave
英 [keɪv]
美 [keɪv]
n. 山洞; 洞穴
v. （使）塌陷; 倒塌; 屈服; 洞穴潜水
复数：caves 过去式：caved 过去分词：caved 现在分词：caving 第三人称单数：caves
Collins.3 / BNC.4161 / COCA.3562
同义词辨析
holecavecavitygrotto【导航词义：洞，穴】
holen. 洞，穴
〔辨析〕
普通用词，泛指固体物中的空间或某物可穿过的空间。
〔例证〕
There was a small hole in the road.
路上有个小坑。
The explosion tore a hole in the wall.
墙被炸出一个洞。
A mole dug a hole near the wall.
鼹鼠在墙边打了一个洞。
路上有个小坑。
The explosion tore a hole in the wall.
墙被炸出一个洞。
A mole dug a hole near the wall.
鼹鼠在墙边打了一个洞。
caven. 洞穴
〔辨析〕
指较大的天然洞窟，如山洞、岩洞等，也可指人造的窑洞。
〔例证〕
The cliffs are riddled with caves.
岩壁上布满洞穴。
The entry of the cave was hidden by trees.
洞穴的入口被树丛遮掩。
岩壁上布满洞穴。
The entry of the cave was hidden by trees.
洞穴的入口被树丛遮掩。
cavityn. 〈正式〉洞，空穴，腔
〔辨析〕
比 hole 正式，指实体内或表面的空洞或空腔。
〔例证〕
That is actually a cavity in the earth.
那其实是一个地下洞穴。
There is a cavity in one of my teeth.
我的一颗牙齿上有个蛀洞。
The heart is located roughly in the center of the chest cavity.
心脏大致位于胸腔的中央。
那其实是一个地下洞穴。
There is a cavity in one of my teeth.
我的一颗牙齿上有个蛀洞。
The heart is located roughly in the center of the chest cavity.
心脏大致位于胸腔的中央。
grotton. 洞穴，石室
〔辨析〕
指较小的、吸引人的洞穴、岩穴、石窟等，可以是天然的，也可以是人工开凿的。
〔例证〕
The grotto is not accessible at present.
该石窟目前不可进入。
He found a beautiful grotto, whose entrance was hidden by vines.
他发现了一个漂亮的洞穴，入口被藤蔓遮掩着。
该石窟目前不可进入。
He found a beautiful grotto, whose entrance was hidden by vines.
他发现了一个漂亮的洞穴，入口被藤蔓遮掩着。
短语动词
cave in
1. （屋顶、天花板等）塌陷，坍塌 2. （尤指迫于压力）突然停止争辩，让步，屈服
短语用例
cave in (on sb/sth)
- 塌落；塌陷；坍塌
to fall down and towards the centre- the mouth (= the entrance) of the cave
洞口 - a cave-dweller (= a person who lives in a cave )
穴居人
- the mouth (= the entrance) of the cave
cave in (to sth)
- 让步；屈服；屈从
to finally do what sb wants after you have been strongly opposing them
牛津词典
noun
- 山洞；洞穴
a large hole in the side of a hill or under the ground- the mouth (= the entrance) of the cave
洞口 - a cave-dweller (= a person who lives in a cave )
穴居人
- the mouth (= the entrance) of the cave
verb
verb
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 山洞;洞穴
Acaveis a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.- ...a cave more than 1,000 feet deep.
1,000多英尺深的山洞
- ...a cave more than 1,000 feet deep.
英英释义
noun
- a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
verb
- explore natural caves
- hollow out as if making a cave or opening
- The river was caving the banks
双语例句
- I had a nervous breakdown, everything just seemed to cave in on top of me.
我曾经有过一次精神崩溃，好像天塌了一样。 - There are all kinds of strange stone formations in the seven-star cave.
七星岩里的石头千奇百怪。 - The roof of the cave dropped in on the miners, trapping them.
窑洞的顶部坍了下来，砸在矿工身上。 - The earthquake made the roadbed cave in.
地震后路基沉陷了。 - As a result of continuous water erosion, in the course of time a huge cave was formed.
由于水的不断侵蚀，日久天长就形成了一个大溶洞。 - Heedless of time or any other consideration, they began to search the underwater cave
他们顾不上考虑时间或任何其他因素就开始寻找水下洞穴。 - The children found a cave in the side of the mountain.
孩子们在山坡上发现了一个岩洞。 - It's frighteningly dark inside the cave.
山洞里黑得怕人。 - They tried digging in a patch just below the cave
他们试着在洞穴正下方的一块地上挖掘。 - Both boats purred out of the cave mouth and into open water
两艘船隆隆地从洞口开出，进入了开阔的水域。