tunnel
英 [ˈtʌnl]
美 [ˈtʌnl]
n. 地下通道; 地道; 隧道; (动物的)洞穴通道
v. 开凿隧道; 挖地道
复数：tunnels 过去分词：tunnelled 过去式：tunnelled 现在分词：tunnelling 第三人称单数：tunnels
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2770 / COCA.3355
同义词辨析
digburrowdelveexcavatetunnel【导航词义：挖】
digv. 挖，掘
〔辨析〕
指用手、工具、机器等挖洞、掘土。
〔例证〕
dig a hole in the ground
在地上挖个洞
The dog is digging in the backyard.
狗在后院刨坑。
After digging down about 30m, they found a big iron box.
向下挖了大约30米，他们找到一个大铁盒子。
在地上挖个洞
The dog is digging in the backyard.
狗在后院刨坑。
After digging down about 30m, they found a big iron box.
向下挖了大约30米，他们找到一个大铁盒子。
burrowv. 挖掘；挖洞
〔辨析〕
指挖洞或开掘通道。
〔例证〕
The thief tried to burrow a narrow path downward.
小偷试图朝下挖出一条窄窄的通道。
The groundhog burrowed into the earth.
那只土拨鼠挖洞钻入了土里。
小偷试图朝下挖出一条窄窄的通道。
The groundhog burrowed into the earth.
那只土拨鼠挖洞钻入了土里。
delvev. 搜寻，翻找
〔辨析〕
指把手伸进袋子、容器等深处找寻某物。
〔例证〕
She delved into her schoolbag and brought out a pen.
她在自己的书包里翻找着，拿出一支钢笔。
Mary delved in her handbag for the passport.
玛丽在手提包里翻找护照。
她在自己的书包里翻找着，拿出一支钢笔。
Mary delved in her handbag for the passport.
玛丽在手提包里翻找护照。
excavatev. 〈正式〉开凿；发掘
〔辨析〕
指挖洞、开凿隧道等，也指科学家或考古学家发掘出古物。
〔例证〕
It took them 10 years to excavate the tunnel.
他们花了10年时间才挖掘出这条隧道。
The archeologists are discussing how to excavate the buried ancient city.
考古学家们正在讨论如何发掘出被埋的古城。
他们花了10年时间才挖掘出这条隧道。
The archeologists are discussing how to excavate the buried ancient city.
考古学家们正在讨论如何发掘出被埋的古城。
tunnelv. 挖，挖掘
〔辨析〕
指开凿隧道、挖地道等，也指昆虫挖掘洞穴。
〔例证〕
The villagers on the remote island have been dreaming of tunnelling under the sea.
那座偏远小岛上的居民一直梦想着开凿海底隧道。
The grubs tunnelled into the trunk.
小虫子钻进了树干里。
那座偏远小岛上的居民一直梦想着开凿海底隧道。
The grubs tunnelled into the trunk.
小虫子钻进了树干里。
习惯用语
n.
- light at the end of the tunnel
- 快要熬出头了；曙光在即
something that shows you are nearly at the end of a long and difficult time or situation
牛津词典
noun
- 地下通道；地道；隧道
a passage built underground, for example to allow a road or railway/railroad to go through a hill, under a river, etc.- a railway/railroad tunnel
铁路隧道 - the Channel Tunnel
英吉利海峡隧道
- a railway/railroad tunnel
- （动物的）洞穴通道
an underground passage made by an animal
verb
- 开凿隧道；挖地道
to dig a tunnel under or through the ground- The engineers had to tunnel through solid rock.
工程师须要在坚实的岩石中开凿隧道。 - The rescuers tunnelled their way in to the trapped miners.
救援人员挖地道通向那些被困的矿工。
- The engineers had to tunnel through solid rock.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 隧道;地道
Atunnelis a long passage which has been made under the ground, usually through a hill or under the sea.- ...two new railway tunnels through the Alps.
穿过阿尔卑斯山的两条新的铁路隧道 - …the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river.
哈得孙河下的高速公路隧道
- ...two new railway tunnels through the Alps.
- VERB 挖隧道;挖地道
Totunnelsomewhere means to make a tunnel there.- The rebels tunnelled out of a maximum security jail...
叛乱者挖地道逃离了戒备最为森严的监狱。 - The caterpillars tunnel into the fruit to grow and mature.
毛虫钻入果实，并在其中生长为成虫。
- The rebels tunnelled out of a maximum security jail...
- See also:wind tunnel
in AM, use 美国英语用 tunneling, tunneled
英英释义
noun
- a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
- the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection
- a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
verb
- force a way through
- move through by or as by digging
- burrow through the forest
双语例句
- How long is the tunnel?
隧道有多长？ - The tunnel is 10 metres wide and 600 metres long.
隧道宽10米，长600米。 - All I can do is tell her to hold on, that there's light at the end of the tunnel.
我只能告诉她要坚持，让她知道总会柳暗花明的。 - A host of problems may delay the opening of the Channel Tunnel
可能推迟英吉利海峡隧道开通的问题一大筐。 - The path goes under the river by way of the tunnel.
这条通道经隧道从河下经过。 - The exit of the tunnel is concealed.
地道的出口开在隐秘的地方。 - The Chicago River flooded the city's underground tunnel system
芝加哥河的河水淹没了城市的地下隧道系统。 - The roof of the tunnel fell in.
隧道顶部塌了下来。 - By the mouth of the tunnel he bent to retie his lace.
到隧道出入口时，他弯腰重新系好鞋带。 - At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
在隧道的尽头，他们看见了日光。