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单词 tunnelling
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tunnelling in British English

present participle of verb
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

Examples of 'tunnelling' in a sentence
tunnelling

As a tunnelling medium, the chalk was ideal: homogeneous, largely without fractures and nearly impermeable.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT
brain tunnelling through the tissues and bone of the eye sockets, reaching out to the world of light.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD
The project would require only a mile or so of tunnelling, reports suggest.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Tunnelling is, by its nature, a bit boring.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
There are eight species tunnelling their way beneath the surface.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Tunnelling was also 60 per cent finished, he said.
The Sun (2015)
There are also photos of tunnelling machines.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The construction industry already reports a shortage of tunnelling engineers.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
One firm is teaching them skills in 'scaffolding and tunnelling'.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Engineering experts say that amount could pay for around six miles of tunnelling.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
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