单词 | caving-in |
释义 | > as lemmascaving-in Forming caves, overhanging. Also, Falling in, through being hollowed out beneath. Also caving-in. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > low land > hole or pit > [adjective] > cave > forming caves caving1850 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > falling > [adjective] > collapsed > inwards > collapsing inwards falling-in1810 caving1850 1850 C. Lyell 2nd Visit U.S. (ed. 2) II. 214 A caving bank on one side, and an advancing sand-bar..on the other. 1857 T. B. Gunn Physiol. N.Y. Boarding-houses xi. 98 An especially uncomfortable chair with a caving-in seat. a1877 ‘Ouida’ Tricotrin I. 350 The deep slopes of caving cliffs. < as lemmas |
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