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单词 sinkhole
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sinkhole
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪŋk.həʊl/
us
/ˈsɪŋk.hoʊl/
aholein theground,especiallyin anareaoflimestonerock, that has beenformednaturally, forexamplebywaterthat haswornaway therock
(尤指在石灰岩地面由于雨水冲刷而自然形成的)灰岩坑,天坑
Raingraduallydissolvesthelimestone,formingfeaturessuch aslimestonepavements, sinkholes, andcaves.雨水会逐渐溶解石灰岩,形成灰岩喀斯特面、灰岩坑、溶洞等特征。
alargeholethatsuddenlyappearsin thegroundwhen thesurfaceof thegroundis nolongersupported
天坑(指地表不受支撑时突然出现在地面上的一个大洞)
Amassivesinkhole hasopenedoveroldpotashminesin thearea.这个地区的老钾矿突然出现了一个巨大的天坑。
A man wasmissingearlyFridayafter alargesinkholeopenedunder thebedroomof hishousein Florida.周五早些时候,佛罗里达州一名男子的卧室地面突然出现了一个巨大的天坑,他随后失踪。

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The valley has been intensely karstified, as evidenced by the numerous sinkholes, springs, caves, and disappearing streams.
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Water erosion has left the calcareous plateaus strewn with dolines and poljes (sinkholes and flat-floored depressions).
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The animals apparently fell to their deaths tens of metres below, through narrow openings in the roof of the caves known as sinkholes.
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As a solution to the cholera problem, city officials constructed a sewer system to drain sinkholes that had become clogged with sewage and garbage.
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Sinkholes appear in hallways because outdoor sewage and drainage systems are outdated.
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Several sinkholes, some huge, have opened within the city.
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Karst is characterized by dissolved limestone formations such as sinkholes and haystack-shaped hills known as mogotes.
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All ramps and sinkholes are worth 5,000,000 for 30 seconds.
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Additionally, as many as 52 sinkholes were reported to have formed along roadways in the county.
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Many places are subject to earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, tornadoes, sinkholes, blizzards, floods, droughts, wildfires, and other calamities and disasters.
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Most of the parish has the typical limestone features of cockpits, sinkholes, caves and underground passages.
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The landscape includes many caves, sinkholes, springs, and streams.
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During dry spells all water sinks very quickly on reaching the limestone, through sinkholes.
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Large swells and dips can be encountered along the route, formed by swallets and sinkholes in the surrounding limestone.
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The geological process that is producing the sinkholes is under study, but is a total mystery.
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