grotto
英 [ˈɡrɒtəʊ]
美 [ˈɡrɑːtoʊ]
n. 洞穴; (尤指园林等中的)人工洞穴
复数：grottos
BNC.20055 / COCA.17656
同义词辨析
holecavecavitygrotto【导航词义：洞，穴】
holen. 洞，穴
〔辨析〕
普通用词，泛指固体物中的空间或某物可穿过的空间。
〔例证〕
There was a small hole in the road.
路上有个小坑。
The explosion tore a hole in the wall.
墙被炸出一个洞。
A mole dug a hole near the wall.
鼹鼠在墙边打了一个洞。
路上有个小坑。
The explosion tore a hole in the wall.
墙被炸出一个洞。
A mole dug a hole near the wall.
鼹鼠在墙边打了一个洞。
caven. 洞穴
〔辨析〕
指较大的天然洞窟，如山洞、岩洞等，也可指人造的窑洞。
〔例证〕
The cliffs are riddled with caves.
岩壁上布满洞穴。
The entry of the cave was hidden by trees.
洞穴的入口被树丛遮掩。
岩壁上布满洞穴。
The entry of the cave was hidden by trees.
洞穴的入口被树丛遮掩。
cavityn. 〈正式〉洞，空穴，腔
〔辨析〕
比 hole 正式，指实体内或表面的空洞或空腔。
〔例证〕
That is actually a cavity in the earth.
那其实是一个地下洞穴。
There is a cavity in one of my teeth.
我的一颗牙齿上有个蛀洞。
The heart is located roughly in the center of the chest cavity.
心脏大致位于胸腔的中央。
那其实是一个地下洞穴。
There is a cavity in one of my teeth.
我的一颗牙齿上有个蛀洞。
The heart is located roughly in the center of the chest cavity.
心脏大致位于胸腔的中央。
grotton. 洞穴，石室
〔辨析〕
指较小的、吸引人的洞穴、岩穴、石窟等，可以是天然的，也可以是人工开凿的。
〔例证〕
The grotto is not accessible at present.
该石窟目前不可进入。
He found a beautiful grotto, whose entrance was hidden by vines.
他发现了一个漂亮的洞穴，入口被藤蔓遮掩着。
该石窟目前不可进入。
He found a beautiful grotto, whose entrance was hidden by vines.
他发现了一个漂亮的洞穴，入口被藤蔓遮掩着。
牛津词典
noun
- 洞穴；（尤指园林等中的）人工洞穴
a small cave , especially one that has been made artificially, for example in a garden
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 洞穴；岩洞；岩穴
Agrottois a small cave with interesting or attractively shaped rocks.- Water trickles through an underground grotto.
水沿着地下岩洞流淌。
- Water trickles through an underground grotto.
英英释义
noun
- a small cave (usually with attractive features)
双语例句
- The crack of crack inflected the stability of the Grotto, and the effect of water prick up the effloresce of the cultural relics in the Grotto.
裂隙发育影响了石窟的稳定性，水的活动加剧了石窟文物的风化。 - "Grotto of Dante". It is considered to remind of Hell as described by the Italian writer.
“但丁石窟”。人们认为这里是意大利作家所描述的地狱的提醒。 - I visit the Rockefeller Center, the central grotto of New York Christmas.
我来到洛克菲勒中心（RockefellerCenter），这里是纽约城庆祝圣诞活动的中心。 - An artificial archway connected it with the grotto, to which a stairway of a dozen steps led down.
以人造拱门十二个阶梯往下连接穴洞。 - A Probe on Material in Grotto Fresco and Colorful Rock Paintings
石窟壁画的材料表现与岩彩画的探讨 - The mechanism of gaining the furit of Dunhuang grotto art regeneration is based on the exploring and refining of the national art's tension, and the operating of market as well.
敦煌艺术的再生机制在于全球化背景下的民族艺术张力和人为的发掘提炼，以及市场运作。 - He had lost all hope of detecting the secret of the grotto;
他对于探索岩洞的秘密已感到毫无希望了。 - Though Buddhist statues dominate, Taoist and Confucian figures can also be seen which is rather rare in Chinese grotto art.
尽管佛像占多数，大足石刻也有道教和儒教人物，这在中国石窟艺术中十分罕见。 - He glanced around this second grotto; it was, like the first, empty.
他环视了一下这第二个洞窟，它象第一个一样，也是空空的一无所有。 - There was most likely an extension towards a smaller grotto to the east-south-east.
之前可能有向著东南东方延伸的一个小洞穴。