cavern

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n. 巨穴, 洞窟, 深处 vt. 放于山洞中, 挖空

发音

UK /ˈkav.ən/
其它
UK /ˈkav.n̩/
US /ˈkæv.ɚn/
US /ˈkæv.ɹən/

词形变化

caverns 复数 caverns caverning caverns 三单 caverning 现在分词 caverned 过去式 caverned 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A large cave.

    大山洞

  2. 2.

    An underground chamber.

    地下深处

  3. 3.

    A large, dark place or space.

    a dark cavern of a shop

v.
  1. 1.

    To form a cavern or deep depression in.

    及物

    catacombs caverning the hillsides

  2. 2.

    To put into a cavern.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

cave enclosure
动词

上位词 2

hollow hollow out

词源

From Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“hollow, cavity, cave”), from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).

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