bunk·er

noun

/ˈbʌŋkə(r)/

/ˈbʌŋkər/

a strongly built shelter for soldiers or guns, usually underground地堡；掩体
- a concrete/underground/secret bunker混凝土／地下／秘密掩体
Extra Examples
- The war cabinet met in an underground bunker.战时内阁在地下掩体中开会。
- In preparation for the worst, huge underground bunkers were built.兴建了大型地堡，以应对最坏的局面。
Topics Buildingsc2
a container for storing coal, especially on a ship or outside a house煤箱
- a coal bunker煤箱
Topics Transport by waterc2
(also especially North American English sand trap, trap)
a small area filled with sand on a golf course（高尔夫球场上的）沙坑
- He hit his second shot into a bunker.他将第二杆击入沙坑。
- She had a difficult job getting the ball out of the bunker.她很难把球从沙坑里救出来。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally Scots, denoting a seat or bench): perhaps related to bunk ‘narrow bed’.

verb

/ˈbʌŋkə(r)/

/ˈbʌŋkər/

be bunkered

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they bunker	/ˈbʌŋkə(r)/ /ˈbʌŋkər/
he / she / it bunkers	/ˈbʌŋkəz/ /ˈbʌŋkərz/
past simple bunkered	/ˈbʌŋkəd/ /ˈbʌŋkərd/
past participle bunkered	/ˈbʌŋkəd/ /ˈbʌŋkərd/
-ing form bunkering	/ˈbʌŋkərɪŋ/ /ˈbʌŋkərɪŋ/

(in golf) to have hit your ball into a bunker (and therefore to be in a difficult position)把球击入了沙坑（因而处境艰难）
Word Originmid 16th cent. (originally Scots, denoting a seat or bench): perhaps related to bunk ‘narrow bed’.