cave
英 [keɪv] 美 [kev]

n.

洞穴；〈方〉地窖；

vt.& vi.

（使）塌陷，倒塌；暗中破坏；

vi.

屈服；

变形

复数：caves过去式：caved过去分词：caved现在分词：caving第三人称单数：caves

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]洞穴 hollow place in the side of a cliff or hill, or underground

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)塌陷; 倒塌 (cause to) fall in; give way to pressure
2. vi. 屈服 give in

英英释义

cave[ keiv ]

• n.a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
• v.
  • hollow out as if making a cave or opening

    同义词：undermine

  • explore natural caves

    同义词：spelunk

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• explore a cave勘探山洞

形容词+～

• deep cave深深的洞穴

～+名词

• cave man石器时代的穴居人
• cave period穴居时代

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

• cave in坍塌,倒闭,屈服
• cave in the bank决堤
• cave in the hat使帽子塌陷
• cave in the roof使屋顶塌陷

词组短语

cave in塌落；认输

karst cave岩溶洞

cave dwelling窑洞

limestone cave灰岩洞，石灰岩洞

reed flute cave芦笛岩

rock cave岩洞

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

hollow, cavity, pit, cave, hole

这组词都有“洞、穴”的意思，其区别是：

hollow通常指表面上的坑或凹处，也指物体内部的空洞。

cavity比hole正式，指实体内中或表面的空洞或空腔。

pit指天然的大洞，尤指地上的洞，也指为采掘矿物而挖的深洞。

cave指出洞、窑洞或溶洞，可以是天然的或人造的。

hole最普通用词，泛指实体上的洞、孔或坑，不涉及其大小、深浅或穿透与否。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. This cave was used by smugglersin the eighteenth century.
   这个洞穴是十八世纪走私的人使用的。
2. The cliffs are riddled with caves.
   岩壁上布满洞穴。
3. We kindled a firebrand in the cave.
   我们在山洞里点燃火把。
4. The boys huddled together in the cave to keep warm.
   男孩子们在山洞里挤成一团取暖。

用作动词(v.)

1. The roof of the old house caved in.
   那栋旧房子的屋顶塌下了。
2. The enemy had to cave in and surrender.
   敌人只好屈服投降。
3. They refused to cave in to the terrorists'demands.
   他们拒绝向恐怖分子的要求屈服。

权威例句

Cave Adaptation in Amblyopsid Fishes
The CAVE: audio visual experience automatic virtual environment
A high-resolution absolute-dated late Pleistocene Monsoon record from Hulu Cave, China.
Quantification of Holocene Asian monsoon rainfall from spatially separated cave records
A Test of Climate, Sun, and Culture Relationships from an 1810-Year Chinese Cave Record
When are phylogenetic analyses misled by convergence? A case study in Texas cave salamanders.
The Eastern Mediterranean paleoclimate as a reflection of regional events: Soreq cave, Israel
Surround-screen projection-based virtual reality: the design and implementation of the CAVE
A high-resolution, absolute-dated Holocene and deglacial Asian monsoon record from Dongge Cave, China
Late Quaternary Paleoclimate in the Eastern Mediterranean Region from Stable Isotope Analysis of Speleothems at Soreq Cave, Israel ☆