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cavern

英 ['kæv(ə)n] 美 ['kævɚn]

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解释

n. 洞穴；凹处
vt. 挖空；置…于洞穴中

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英文词源

cavern (n.): late 14c., from Old French caverne (12c.) "cave, vault, cellar," from Late Latin caverna "cave," from Latin cavus "hollow" (see cave (n.)). In Old English such a land feature might be called an eorðscræf.

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例句和用法

1. The cavern walls echoed his cries.: 大山洞的四壁回响着他的喊声.

2. The kitchen now is a dark cavern, with an antiquated black stove in a corner.: 厨房现在黑洞洞的，角落里有只破旧的黑色炉子。

3. We entered a dark cavern redolent with manly scents — gun oil and cigar smoke and boot polish.: 我们进入一个昏暗的洞穴,里面充满了男人的气味——枪油、雪茄烟味和擦靴子油味.

4. Cappaert involved an underground pool in the Devil's Hole Cavern in Nevada.: “夏帕”案涉及内华达州魔鬼洞洞穴的一个地下水池.

5. A cavern was found by a traveler under the mountain.: 一名游客在山下发现了一个大洞穴。