单词 | cavern |
释义 | cavern /kav"euhrn/, n. 1. a cave, esp. one that is large and mostly underground. 2. Pathol. a cavity that is produced by disease, esp. one produced in the lungs by tuberculosis. v.t. 3. to enclose in or as if in a cavern. 4. to hollow out to form a cavern. [1325-75; ME caverne < L caverna, equiv. to cav(us) hollow + -erna, as in cisterna CISTERN] |
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