单词 | tunnel |
释义 | Word Frequency tunnel(ˈtʌnəl) noun 1. an underground passageway, esp one for trains or cars that passes under a mountain, river, or a congested urban area 2. any passage or channel through or under something 3. a dialect word for funnel 4. obsolete the flue of a chimney verbWord forms: -nels, -nelling, -nelledWord forms: US -nels, -neling or -neled 5. (transitive) to make or force (a way) through or under (something) to tunnel a hole in the wall to tunnel the cliff 6. (intr; foll by through, under, etc) to make or force a way (through or under something) he tunnelled through the bracken Derived forms tunneller (ˈtunneller) or US tunneler (ˈtunneler) noun Word origin C15: from Old French tonel cask, from tonne tun, from Medieval Latin tonna barrel, of Celtic origin |
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