单词 | cave |
释义 | cave (once / 179 pages) nv A cave is hollow space underground that's big enough for a person to walk or crawl into. People who explore caves often wear battery-powered headlamps. You might see a small cafe in the side of a cliff as you hike up a mountain, or swim into an underwater cave when you go snorkeling. In either case, a cave is a deep, carved-out chamber that opens above ground — or in the water. People who regularly explore caves are called spelunkers, or cavers. The Latin root word is cavea, "hollow." WORD FAMILYcave: caved, caves, caving USAGE EXAMPLES“He caves on judges,” he said at the time. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The caves that the cadres used as hide-outs from Japanese bombers still exist, buried into the bleak hills like black eyes. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) There will be extensive opportunities for public hearings and for review by the governor and attorney general, Cave said. Washington Post(Dec 31, 2016) 1n a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea Exp|Hypo|Hyper Fingal's Cave a large cave with basaltic pillars on Staffa island in Scotland Lascauxa cave in southwestern France that contains Paleolithic paintings Carlsbad Cavernsa group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmites cavern a large cave or a large chamber in a cave covesmall or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain grot, grottoa small cave (usually with attractive features) formation, geological formation (geology) the geological features of the earth 2v hollow out as if making a cave or opening The river was caving the banks Syn|Hypo|Hyper undermine sap excavate the earth beneath core out, hollow, hollow out remove the interior of 3v explore natural caves Syn|Hyper spelunk explore travel to or penetrate into |
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