tunnel
noun[C]
uk/ˈtʌn.əl/us/ˈtʌn.əl/B1
alongpassageunder or through theground,especiallyone made bypeople:
隧道;地道;坑道Thetrainwent into the tunnel.火车驶入隧道。
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the tunnel
thelongpassagethrough whichfootball,rugbyetc.playerswalkto get to thepitch
(足球或橄榄球等比赛时球员走向球场的)球员通道efks/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
- The tunnel wasdugwith theaidofheavymachinery.
- Tenminersweretrappedundergroundwhen theroofof the tunnelfellin.
- Theroadgoes over themountains, not through a tunnel.
- It is notpracticabletocompletethe tunnel before the end of theyear.
- A tunnelentrancewasfoundwithin theprecinctsof theprisoncamp.
Ditches, dams & tunnels
- cut
- cutting
- dam
- damsomethingup
- dike
- ditch
- dyke
- groin
- groyne
- ha ha
- inspection chamber
- spillway
- subway
- the Channel Tunnel
- the Chunnel
- trench
- tunneller
- underpass
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tunnel
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈtʌn.əl/us/ˈtʌn.əl/-ll-orUSusually-l-todiga tunnel:
开凿隧道;挖地道Thedecisionhas notyetbeen made whether to tunnelundertheriverorbuildabridgeover it.还没有决定是在河底挖掘隧道还是在河上建桥。
Thealternativeis to tunnel aroutethrough themountain.另一个办法是挖一条穿山隧道。
He wastrappedin acollapsedbuildingbutmanagedto tunnel hiswayout.他被困在倒塌的楼房下,但他想办法挖地道出来了。
Digging
- borer
- break groundidiom
- burrow
- dig
- dig(yourself)in
- digsomeone/somethingout
- drill
- excavate
- excavator
- fork
- furrow
- grub
- grubsomethingup/out
- plough
- ploughsomethingback/in
- prospect
- redrill
- rootsomethingout/up
- sink
- steam shovel
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Ditches, dams & tunnels