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

• 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。
• They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
  他们发现了一处迷宫似的地道。
• 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；
• The variation of structural characteristics for excavated tunnels was studied.
  研究了黄土隧道开挖后围岩结构性的变化规律。
• 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。
• 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。
• Many of the city's subway tunnels are flooded.
  许多城市的地铁隧道被淹没。
• The presented conclusions can provide references for design, construction and in-situ monitoring of similar tunnels.
  研究结果可供类似工程设计、施工和现场监测参考。
• 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。
• This paper presents the design and construction of these diversion tunnels.
  介绍了构皮滩导流隧洞的设计和施工。