cave

英 [keɪv] 美[kev]

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近义词lair cavern shelter den

vt. 使凹陷，使塌落；在…挖洞穴
vi. 凹陷，塌落；投降
n. 洞穴，窑洞
n. (Cave)人名；(西)卡韦；(英)凯夫；(法)卡夫

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中文词源

cave 洞穴

来自PIE*keue, 膨胀，拱，堆积，词源同accumulate, cumulative.即拱起来的小空间，后指洞穴。

词态变化

复数: caves;

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1. cage <=====> cave.

英文词源

cave: cave: There are two English words cave which, despite their apparent similarity, are probably unrelated. The earlier, ‘underground chamber’ [13], comes via Old French cave from Latin cavea, a nominal use of the adjective cavus ‘hollow’ (source also of cavern [14], via Old French caverne or Latin caverna, and of cavity [16], from the late Latin derivative cavitās).

The verb cave [18], however, as in ‘cave in’, seems to come from an earlier dialectal calve ‘collapse, fall in’, once widespread in the eastern counties of England; it has been speculated that this was borrowed from a Low German source, such as Flemish inkalven. It has subsequently, of course, been much influenced by the noun cave.
=> cavern, cavity, decoy
cave (n.): early 13c., from Old French cave "a cave, vault, cellar" (12c.), from Latin cavea "hollow" (place), noun use of neuter plural of adjective cavus "hollow," from PIE root *keue- "a swelling, arch, cavity" (see cumulus). Replaced Old English eorðscrafu. First record of cave man is 1865.
cave (v.): early 15c., caven, "to hollow something out," from cave (n.). Modern sense "to collapse in or down" is 1707, American English, presumably from East Anglian dialectal calve "collapse, fall in," perhaps from Flemish; subsequently influenced by cave (n.). Transitive sense by 1762. Related: Caved; caving. Figurative sense of "yield to pressure" is from 1837.

双语例句

1. But in some respects cave dwellers were far cleverer than us.: 但是在某些方面穴居人要比我们聪明得多。

2. Most of the mouth of the cave was submerged in the lake.: 洞口大半都淹没在湖里。

3. The force of the water washed him back into the cave.: 大水把他冲回到洞里。

4. They tried digging in a patch just below the cave.: 他们试着在洞穴正下方的一块地上挖掘。

5. The entrance to the cave was infilled by the landowner.: 山洞的入口被地产的主人给堵上了。

英英释意

1. an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea

考试真题

Stored underground in large salt caves in Louisiana, this stockpile is called the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and currently contains over 600 million barrels of oil, roughly equivalent to one month's supply.

As a measure to counter future shortages, the American government decided to establish a stockpile of oil in caves underground

A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types.

He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night.

Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could — he huddled in his cave and slept.

Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave.

实用场景例句

the mouth (= the entrance) of the cave: 洞口

a cave-dweller (= a person who lives in a cave ): 穴居人

The ceiling suddenly caved in on top of them.: 天花板突然塌落在他们身上。

The President is unlikely to cave in to demands for a public inquiry.: 总统未必会屈服而同意进行公开调查。

...a cave more than 1,000 feet deep.: 1,000多英尺深的山洞

There is only a pinpoint of light in the cave.: 山洞中只能见到一丝光线.

The cave fell in.: 山洞崩塌了.

It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.: 在进入一个很深的岩洞之前,光是装配绳梯和建立供应基地就需要八天之久. (makeadescent下降)

The force of the blast dashed him against the wall of the cave.: 狂风的威力把他猛撞在山洞石壁上.

A winding path leads to the cave.: 一条曲折的小道通向山洞.

The roof of the cave dropped in on the miners, trapping them.: 洞穴的顶部坍了下来, 砸在矿工身上.

A mouse ran out from the dark orifice of the cave.: 一只老鼠从黑暗的洞口跑出.

They took refuge in a cave yesterday.: 他们昨天是在一个洞里避难的.

The mouth of the cave was so narrow that we had to edge in.: 洞口太窄,我们只能侧着身走进去.

We took shelter from the rain in a cave.: 我们在一个山洞里避雨.

Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.: 一个探测队以这台新的探宝器为装备, 进了山洞,以期找到掩藏的财宝.

The earthquake made the roadbed cave in.: 地震后路基沉陷了.

If you go into the cave without waiting for the guide, you do it at your own risk.: 如果你不等导游带领而进入山洞, 你就得自担风险.

The cave was inhabited by a hermit.: 以前曾有一个隐士居住在这个洞穴里.

The cave was echoing with shouts.: 山洞内回荡着叫喊声.

Seen from within, the cave looks larger.: 从内部看这山洞显得比较大些.

The weight of the snow caused the roof of the cabin to cave in.: 雪的重量使得小屋的屋顶塌陷.

The thieves hid their plunder in the cave.: 贼把赃物藏在山洞里.

There is water in the interior of the cave.: 在山洞的内部有水.

The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then failed to collect it.: 海盗常把金子埋藏在山洞里,而后来又没能取走.

a dark dank cave: 阴暗潮湿的洞穴

the dusky light inside the cave: 洞中昏暗的光线

But in some respects cave dwellers were far cleverer than us.: 但是在某些方面穴居人要比我们聪明得多。

The limestone is sufficiently fissured for tree roots to have breached the roof of the cave.: 石灰岩上有许多缝隙，故而树根能从岩洞顶部长出来。

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