spelunk

v. 洞穴探险, 洞穴研究

发音

US /spəˈlʌŋk/

词形变化

spelunks 复数 spelunked spelunking spelunks 三单 spelunks spelunking 现在分词 spelunked 过去式 spelunked 过去分词

别名

spelunc

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cave, cavern or grotto.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To explore caves.

  2. 2.

    To explore a system in depth.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

cave

上位词 1

explore

词源

From Middle English spelunke, from Old French spelonque and/or Latin spelunca, from Ancient Greek σπῆλυγξ (spêlunx, “cave”), related to σπέος (spéos). Cognates include Middle Dutch spelunke, spelonke, German Spelunke.

来源：wiktionary