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1 (noun) in the sense of passage

Definition

any passage or channel through or under something

two new railway tunnels through the Alps

Synonyms

passage

The toilets are up the stairs and along the passage to your right.

underpass

passageway

an underground passageway that connects the two buildings

subway

The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway.

channel

Oil spilled into the channel following a collision between a tanker and a trawler.

hole

He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his possessions.

shaft

old mine shafts

2 (noun) in the sense of hole

Synonyms

hole

a rabbit hole

burrow

a rabbit's burrow

(verb) in the sense of dig

Definition

to dig a tunnel (through or under something)

The rebels tunnelled out of a maximum security jail.

Synonyms

dig

Dig a large hole and bang the stake in.

dig your way

burrow

The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor.

mine

bore

Get the special drill bit to bore the correct-size hole.

drill

I drilled five holes at equal distance.

excavate

A team of archaeologists is excavating the site.

单词	tunnel
释义	Trends of tunnel View usage for: tunnel (tʌnəl) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense tunnels, present participle tunnelling, past tense, past participle tunnelledregional note: in AM, use tunneling, tunneled 1. countable noun A tunnel is a long passage which has been made under the ground, usually through a hill or under the sea. ...two new railway tunnels through the Alps. [+ through] ...the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river. Synonyms: passage, underpass, passageway, subway More Synonyms of tunnel 2. verb To tunnel somewhere means to make a tunnel there. The rebels tunnelled out of a maximum security jail. [VERB preposition/adverb] The caterpillars tunnel into the fruit to grow and mature. [VERB preposition/adverb] [Also VERB] Synonyms: dig, dig your way, burrow, mine More Synonyms of tunnel 3. See also wind tunnel 4. light at the end of the tunnel More Synonyms of tunnel tunnel in British English (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 tunnel in American English (ˈtʌnəl) noun 1. Obsolete a. a flue b. a funnel 2. a passageway, as through a mountain or under a body of water, as for automotive or rail traffic 3. an animal's burrow 4. any tunnel-like passage, as one in a mine verb transitiveWord forms: ˈtunneled or ˈtunnelled, ˈtunneling or ˈtunnelling 5. to dig (a passage) in the form of a tunnel 6. to make a tunnel through or under 7. to make (one's way) by digging a tunnel verb intransitive 8. to make a tunnel 9. Physics to pass through a normally impassable barrier or insulator electrons tunnel through semiconductors Derived forms tunneler (ˈtunneler) noun or ˈtunneller Word origin ME tonel, a net with wide opening and narrow end < MFr tonnelle, arbor, semicircular vault < OFr tonnel, dim. of tonne, tun More idioms containing tunnel the light at the end of the tunnel have tunnel vision COBUILD Collocations tunnel dark tunnel escape tunnel underground tunnel Image of tunnel © Real PIX, Shutterstock Examples of 'tunnel' in a sentence tunnel The army did announce that it found two new tunnels this spring, both dug since the end of the war. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He was then involved in a shoving match with the fourth official as he tried to watch from the players' tunnel. The Sun (2017) I'm going to build tunnels and a wall, but not tunnels under the wall. Times, Sunday Times (2017) To one side of the fluorescent wall is a tunnel lined with white fluorescent tubes. Times, Sunday Times (2006) We went through a dark tunnel for two and a half years. Christianity Today (2000) They want the tunnel to be longer. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He then punches corner flag on his way to the tunnel. The Sun (2010) Underneath the complex is a rabbit run of underground tunnels and bunkers. The Sun (2011) That is very important when thinking about new tunnelling projects. The Sun (2013) The project will construct the largest railway tunnel in the world. Times, Sunday Times (2008) For less than the price of a wind tunnel. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The citadel is entered through a tunnel in the walls. Brines, Callum Collins Traveller - The Algarve (1993) The tunnel takes two or three turns. E. Nesbit The Railway Children (1906) There seems to be light at the end of a very long tunnel. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Cities would flood as pumps keeping underground tunnels dry gradually fail. The Sun (2008) That set the players off and most were still in hysterics as they made their way down the tunnel. Times, Sunday Times (2016) His men had blocked all the roads in and built a network of tunnels inside the mountains big enough to take lorries. Times, Sunday Times (2011) But if you kept them, you got free passage through the tunnel for life. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Plastic bottles were also thrown at the players' tunnel. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The action took place on winding mountain roads and tunnels in northern Italy. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A spot of jostling followed in the tunnel as the players left the pitch. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Traffic uses two tunnels under the river going north and the QE2 Bridge heading south. The Sun (2015) In other languages tunnel British English: tunnel /ˈtʌnl/ NOUN A tunnel is a long passage which has been made under the ground, usually through a hill or under the sea. Local drivers love the tunnel. American English: tunnel Arabic: نَفَق Brazilian Portuguese: túnel Chinese: 隧道 Croatian: tunel Czech: tunel Danish: tunnel Dutch: tunnel European Spanish: túnel Finnish: tunneli French: tunnel German: Tunnel Greek: σήραγγα Italian: tunnel Japanese: トンネル Korean: 터널 Norwegian: tunnel Polish: tunel European Portuguese: túnel Romanian: tunel Russian: туннель Latin American Spanish: túnel Swedish: tunnel Thai: อุโมงค์ Turkish: tünel Ukrainian: тунель Vietnamese: đường hầm British English: tunnel VERB To tunnel somewhere means to make a tunnel there. The rebels tunnelled out of a maximum security jail. American English: tunnel Brazilian Portuguese: abrir um túnel Chinese: 挖掘隧道 European Spanish: construir un túnel French: creuser un tunnel German: einen Tunnel bauen Italian: scavare una galleria Japanese: トンネルを掘る Korean: 터널을 파다 European Portuguese: abrir um túnel Latin American Spanish: construir un túnel All related terms of 'tunnel' dark tunnel A tunnel is a long passage which has been made under the ground, usually through a hill or under the sea. tunnel-like resembling a tunnel or tunnels wind tunnel A wind tunnel is a room or passage through which air can be made to flow at controlled speeds . Wind tunnels are used to test new equipment or machinery , especially cars and aeroplanes . escape tunnel A tunnel is a long passage which has been made under the ground, usually through a hill or under the sea. tunnel diode an extremely stable semiconductor diode , having a very narrow highly doped p-n junction , in which electrons travel across the junction by means of the tunnel effect tunnel effect the phenomenon in which an object, usually an elementary particle, tunnels through a potential barrier even though it does not have sufficient energy to surmount the barrier. It is explained by wave mechanics and is the cause of alpha decay , field emission , and certain conduction processes in semiconductors tunnel vault a vault in the form of a half cylinder tunnel vision If you suffer from tunnel vision , you are unable to see things that are not straight in front of you. Channel Tunnel the Anglo-French railway tunnel that runs beneath the English Channel, between Folkestone and Coquelles, near Calais ; opened in 1994 service tunnel a tunnel alongside another which is used for services such as maintenance , repairs , etc tunnel disease → decompression sickness tunnel of love a ride in an amusement park consisting of a dark, narrow, covered passageway through which small cars or boats are mechanically conveyed , usually frequented by couples underground tunnel A tunnel is a long passage which has been made under the ground, usually through a hill or under the sea. have tunnel vision to focus all your energy and skill on the task which is most important to you and ignore things that other people might consider important carpal tunnel syndrome a condition characterized by pain and tingling in the fingers , caused by pressure on a nerve as it passes under the ligament situated across the front of the wrist Esaki diode an extremely stable semiconductor diode , having a very narrow highly doped p-n junction , in which electrons travel across the junction by means of the tunnel effect variable-density wind tunnel a closed-circuit wind tunnel entirely contained in a casing in which the pressure and therefore the density of the working fluid can be maintained at a preselected value light at the end of the tunnel When you talk about the light at the end of the tunnel , you are referring to the end of the difficult or unpleasant situation that you are in at the moment . the light at the end of the tunnel something which gives you hope about the future and for the end of a difficult or unpleasant situation barrel vault a vault in the form of a half cylinder wagon vault a vault in the form of a half cylinder Chinese translation of 'tunnel' tunnel (ˈtʌnl) n (c) 隧道 (suìdào) (条(條), tiáo) (in mine) 坑道 (kēngdào) vi 挖地道 (wā dìdào) 1 (noun) in the sense of passage Definition any passage or channel through or under something two new railway tunnels through the Alps Synonyms passage The toilets are up the stairs and along the passage to your right. underpass passageway an underground passageway that connects the two buildings subway The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway. channel Oil spilled into the channel following a collision between a tanker and a trawler. hole He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his possessions. shaft old mine shafts 2 (noun) in the sense of hole Synonyms hole a rabbit hole burrow a rabbit's burrow (verb) in the sense of dig Definition to dig a tunnel (through or under something) The rebels tunnelled out of a maximum security jail. Synonyms dig Dig a large hole and bang the stake in. dig your way burrow The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor. mine bore Get the special drill bit to bore the correct-size hole. drill I drilled five holes at equal distance. excavate A team of archaeologists is excavating the site. Additional synonyms in the sense of bore Definition to produce (a tunnel, mine shaft, etc.) by drilling Get the special drill bit to bore the correct-size hole. Synonyms drill, mine, sink, tunnel, pierce, penetrate, burrow, puncture, perforate, gouge out in the sense of burrow Definition a hole dug in the ground by a rabbit or other small animal a rabbit's burrow Synonyms hole, shelter, tunnel, den, lair, retreat in the sense of burrow Definition to dig (a tunnel or hole) in, through, or under ground The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor. Synonyms dig, tunnel, excavate Synonyms of 'tunnel' tunnel Explore 'tunnel' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of channel Definition a navigable course through an area of water Oil spilled into the channel following a collision between a tanker and a trawler. Synonyms strait, sound, route, passage, canal, waterway, main in the sense of drill Definition to bore a hole in (something) with or as if with a drill I drilled five holes at equal distance. Synonyms bore, pierce, penetrate, sink in, puncture, perforate in the sense of excavate Definition to make a hole in something by digging into it or hollowing it out A team of archaeologists is excavating the site. Synonyms dig up, mine, dig, tunnel, scoop, cut, hollow, trench, burrow, quarry, delve, gouge in the sense of mine Synonyms tunnel, undermine, weaken, sap, subvert in the sense of passageway Definition corridor or passage an underground passageway that connects the two buildings Synonyms corridor, passage, hallway, hall, lane, lobby, entrance, exit, alley, aisle, wynd (Scottish) in the sense of shaft Definition a vertical passageway into a mine old mine shafts Synonyms tunnel, hole, passage, burrow, passageway, channel in the sense of subway Definition an underground passage for pedestrians to cross a road or railway The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway. Synonyms underpass, tunnel, underground passage, pedestrian tunnel
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