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

• 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。
• Many of the city's subway tunnels are flooded.
  许多城市的地铁隧道被淹没。
• Workers could not clear the tunnels of smoke
  工人们无法清除隧道里的烟雾。
• To avoid the constant attacks, we hid in underground tunnels.
  为了避免被不断攻击，我们躲进了地下隧道。
• Many results were obtained for the cases of deep tunnels.
  对深埋隧道的研究已取得了很多结果。
• I want random checksat all bridges and tunnels.
  对所有的桥梁和隧道随机盘查。
• Bridge, tunnels, and skyscrapers under construction can also be dangerous places to work.
  在桥梁、隧道、摩天大楼、地下建筑中工作也同样存在危险。
• Operation and maintenance teams for routine inspection and repair can access the tunnels.
  操作和维修人员在进行日常视察和修理时，可以进入隧道中。
• The term highway includes its highway subgrade pavement, bridges, culverts and tunnels.
  公路包括公路的路基、路面、桥梁、涵洞、隧道。
• 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。