| 释义 |
cav·ern
I. \ˈkavə(r)n\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English caverne, from Middle French, from Latin caverna, from cavus hollow — more at cave
1. : an underground chamber often large or indefinite in extent : cave
< caverns attracting tourist trade >
< Carlsbad Caverns >
2. : a large dark recess
< his eye sockets were dark caverns — Kenneth Roberts >
< the caverns of his memory — Earl Birney >
3. : a cavity (as in the lung) caused by disease
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
1. : to place or enclose in or as if in a cavern
2. : to form a cavern of : hollow out — used with out |