英语词汇“cave”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	cave
释义	Trends of cave View usage for: cave (keɪv) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense caves, present participle caving, past tense, past participle caved countable noun A cave is a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground. ...a cave more than 1,000 feet deep. Synonyms: hollow, cavern, grotto, den More Synonyms of cave Phrasal verbs: See cave in cave in British English 1 (keɪv) noun 1. an underground hollow with access from the ground surface or from the sea, often found in limestone areas and on rocky coastlines 2. British history a secession or a group seceding from a political party on some issue Adullamite 3. (modifier) living in caves verb 4. (transitive) to hollow out Word origin C13: from Old French, from Latin cava, plural of cavum cavity, from cavus hollow cave in British English 2 (ˈkeɪvɪ) British school slang noun 1. guard or lookout (esp in the phrase keep cave) sentence substitute 2. watch out! Word origin from Latin cavē! beware! cave in American English (keɪv) noun 1. a hollow place inside the earth, usually an opening, as in a hillside, extending back horizontally; cavern verb transitiveWord forms: caved or ˈcaving 2. to hollow out; make a hollow in verb intransitive 3. to cave in 4. to explore caves Idioms: cave in Derived forms caver (ˈcaver) noun Word origin ME & OFr < L cava, fem. of cavus, hollow < IE base eu-, a swelling, arch, cavity Image of cave © Creative Family, Shutterstock Examples of 'cave' in a sentence cave There's a sea cave to play in at low tide. Times, Sunday Times (2017) But after a month of protests they finally caved in'because of its status as an iconic image of historical importance '. The Sun (2016) The government finally caved in last week. Times, Sunday Times (2013) These are spectacular limestone caves hidden underneath the castle. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Their claim rests on differences between the fauna found here and that found in deep caves. Chapman, Philip Caves and Cave Life (1993) Four night workers were killed when the roofs caved in at three factories. Times, Sunday Times (2012) There is also a canyon leading to a rocky lagoon and sea caves on the far right. Times, Sunday Times (2009) She discovers that the last bastion of humanity lives in a complex network of underground caves. Christianity Today (2000) There are huge caverns above and sea caves on either side. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Along the chalky cliff there are caves and stacks standing out in the sea. Times, Sunday Times (2010) There are many marvellous limestone caves on the island. Collins Traveller - Mallorca Make sure that you visit here at low tide to enjoy the wonderful sandy beach and explore the caves. The Sun (2009) Thus we have the world's largest replica cave. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Hire a catamaran or kayak, explore the sea caves or just chill in the friendly alfresco bar. Times, Sunday Times (2008) A single thin shaft of sunshine from a hole in the cave roof momentarily hit the pool. Times, Sunday Times (2008) So now you go from one cave to another as you might from gallery to gallery in the Louvre. Richard Fortey THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004) In caving parlance, a "dry cave" is one which a human visitor can explore without getting wet. Chapman, Philip Caves and Cave Life (1993) The rooms are little ice caves, where you snuggle up in a thermal sleeping bag on top of reindeer skins. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Quotations Caves: Usually inhabited by thieves. Always full of snakesGustave FlaubertThe Dictionary of Received Ideas In other languages cave British English: cave /keɪv/ NOUN A cave* is a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or under the ground. American English: cave Arabic: كَهْف Brazilian Portuguese: caverna Chinese: 洞穴 Croatian: pećina Czech: jeskyně Danish: hule Dutch: grot European Spanish: cueva Finnish: luola French: grotte German: Höhle Greek: σπηλιά Italian: grotta Japanese: ほら穴 Korean: 동굴 Norwegian: hule Polish: jaskinia European Portuguese: caverna Romanian: peșteră Russian: пещера Latin American Spanish: cueva Swedish: grotta Thai: ถ้ำ Turkish: mağara Ukrainian: печера Vietnamese: hang động All related terms of 'cave' cave in If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in , it collapses inwards . cave art paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters, esp. naturalistic depictions of animals, produced by Upper Paleolithic peoples of western Europe between about 28,000 and 10,000 years ago cave bear an extinct bear, Ursus spelaeus , that lived in caves in Europe during the Pleistocene Epoch cave man a prehistoric human being of the Stone Age who lived in caves man cave a room or part of a home in which a man may indulge in hobbies and interests without being distracted by other family members snow cave a shelter dug in deep usually drifted snow cave canem beware the dog cave tubing the sport of riding through underground caves on a large rubber tube cave dweller a prehistoric person; person who lives in a cave cave painting a painting done by prehistoric people in caves Fingal's Cave a cave in W Scotland , on the Isle of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides: basaltic pillars . Length: 69 m (227 ft). Height : 36 m (117 ft) Aladdin's cave a place containing fabulous riches caving-in a collapse Mammoth Cave National Park a national park in W central Kentucky : established in 1941 to protect a system of limestone caverns Chinese translation of 'cave' cave (keɪv) n (c) 山洞 (shāndòng) (个(個), gè) vi to go caving 探察洞穴 (tànchá dòngxuè) (noun) in the sense of hollow Definition a hollow in the side of a hill or cliff, or underground creatures such as bats and moths which shelter in caves Synonyms hollow where water gathers in a hollow and forms a pond cavern an enormous cavern, with caves running in all directions from it grotto Water trickles through an underground grotto. den The skunk makes its den in burrows and hollow logs. cavity The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose. Quotation Caves: Usually inhabited by thieves. Always full of snakes [Gustave Flaubert – The Dictionary of Received Ideas] Additional synonyms in the sense of cavern Definition a large cave an enormous cavern, with caves running in all directions from it Synonyms cave, hollow, grotto, underground chamber, pothole in the sense of cavity Definition a hollow space The sinuses are four sets of air-filled cavities leading directly from the nose. Synonyms hollow, hole, gap, pit, dent, crater in the sense of den Definition the home of a wild animal The skunk makes its den in burrows and hollow logs. Synonyms lair, hole, shelter, tunnel, lodge, cave, haunt, burrow, cavern, hide-out Synonyms of 'cave' cave Explore 'cave' in the dictionary
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