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

• In Switzerland a number of tunnels and bridges have had cathodic protection applied.
  在瑞士，有很多隧道和桥梁应用了阴极保护。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Shield tunneling has become one of the important construction methods for metro tunnels in China.
  盾构施工技术已发展成为我国地铁随道施工的重要工法之一。
• 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。
• the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river.
  哈得孙河下的高速公路隧道
• 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。
• 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。