cave-in

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n. 陷落

词形变化

cave-ins 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of something collapsing or caving in.

    落磐

    We were warned away from the rickety old mine because of the danger of cave-ins.

  2. 2.

    The location where something has caved in.

    We couldn't get past the cave-in blocking the tunnel.

  3. 3.

    The act of relenting.

    习语

    It was a cave-in, but I let my child have a candy to shut her up.

v.
  1. 1.

    Misspelling of cave in.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

subsidence

上位词 1

collapse
动词

同义词 6

give break collapse founder fall in give way

上位词 1

change

下位词 8

break sink buckle flop slump implode crumple go off

近义相关 4

abandon burst collapse give up

词源

Deverbal from cave in.

来源：wiktionary