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

• Ships do not encounter bridges and tunnels, but water is more unpredictable.
  船不会遇到桥梁和隧道了，但水变得更加不可预测。
• Workers could not clear the tunnels of smoke
  工人们无法清除隧道里的烟雾。
• Coils buried in tunnels below the ground might soon be used to store large amounts of electricity.
  埋在地下隧道里的线圈可能很快就会被用来储存大量的电。
• The tunnels have been widened and deepened.
  各条隧道都已拓宽加深。
• We can get through town through the subway tunnels.
  我们可以通过地铁隧道来通过城市。
• Can be used for testing tunnels construction and safety operation safety.
  可用于检验遂道施工和安全运营的安全性。
• They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
  他们发现了一处迷宫似的地道。
• In a large storage area, the use of tunnels and cross aisles reduces travel time and minimizes backtracking.
  在一个大型的存储区域，使用隧道和跨过道减少旅行时间和最大限度地减少回溯。
• Water rushes out of huge tunnels
  水从巨大的隧道中奔涌而出。
• 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。