tunnels

英 [ˈtʌnlz]

美 [ˈtʌnlz]

n.  地下通道; 地道; 隧道; (动物的)洞穴通道
v.  开凿隧道; 挖地道
tunnel的第三人称单数和复数

IELTS

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 tunneling, tunneled


• N-COUNT 隧道;地道
  Atunnelis a long passage which has been made under the ground, usually through a hill or under the sea.
  1. ...two new railway tunnels through the Alps.
     穿过阿尔卑斯山的两条新的铁路隧道
  2. …the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river.
     哈得孙河下的高速公路隧道
• VERB 挖隧道;挖地道
  Totunnelsomewhere means to make a tunnel there.
  1. The rebels tunnelled out of a maximum security jail...
     叛乱者挖地道逃离了戒备最为森严的监狱。
  2. The caterpillars tunnel into the fruit to grow and mature.
     毛虫钻入果实，并在其中生长为成虫。
• See also:wind tunnel

双语例句

• Bush waterproofing system used in tunnels with mine construction
  衬套防水系统在矿山法施工隧道中的应用
• Projects of artificial islands, sea and seabed material storage facilities, cross-sea bridges, and seabed tunnels;
  人工岛、海上和海底物资储藏设施、跨海桥梁、海底隧道工程；
• These tunnels in caves have offered us some amazing discoveries.
  这些洞穴里的地道让我们有了一些惊奇的发现。
• I want random checksat all bridges and tunnels.
  对所有的桥梁和隧道随机盘查。
• All that digging had left a network of abandoned mines and tunnels.
  东挖西掘后留下了一片废弃的矿坑。
• Rumors have it that secret tunnels lead out of this castle, but we haven't found any.
  传说这座古堡里面有条暗道，可我们还没找到。
• the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river.
  哈得孙河下的高速公路隧道
• Complex system of paths or tunnels.
  路径或隧道的复杂系统。
• The tunnels have been widened and deepened.
  各条隧道都已拓宽加深。
• Workers could not clear the tunnels of smoke
  工人们无法清除隧道里的烟雾。