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cave

noun
/keɪv/
/keɪv/
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  1. a large hole in the side of a hill or cliff or under the ground山洞;洞穴
    • the mouth (= the entrance) of the cave洞口
    • The area contains vast underground cave systems.该地区包含大量地下洞穴系统。
    • a cave-dweller (= a person who lives in a cave)穴居人
    • We took shelter in a dark cave.我们躲避在一个黑暗的洞穴里。
    • a collapsed limestone cave坍塌了的石灰岩洞
    see also Aladdin’s cave, man caveTopics Geographyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • deep
    • large
    • shallow
    verb + cave
    • explore
    cave + verb
    • collapse
    cave + noun
    • ceiling
    • entrance
    • floor
    preposition
    • in a/​the cave
    phrases
    • the ceiling of a cave
    • the floor of a cave
    • the roof of a cave
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin cava, from cavus ‘hollow’ (compare with cavern). The usage cave in may be from the synonymous dialect expression calve in, influenced by obsolete cave ‘excavate, hollow out’.

cave

verb
/keɪv/
/keɪv/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cave
/keɪv/
/keɪv/
he / she / it caves
/keɪvz/
/keɪvz/
past simple caved
/keɪvd/
/keɪvd/
past participle caved
/keɪvd/
/keɪvd/
-ing form caving
/ˈkeɪvɪŋ/
/ˈkeɪvɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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cavecaveD.J.:[keiv]K.K.:[kev]n.1.洞穴vt. & vi.1.(使)塌陷; 倒塌vi.1.屈服His cellar caved.他的地窖塌陷了。
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
cave noun | verb
 1 
cave / kev ; keIv /noun C
1. a large natural hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or under the ground洞穴,山洞,岩洞; 洞:
the entrance to a cave洞穴的入口

 2 
caveverb
 PHRASAL VERBS 
cave in
1. if the top or sides of something cave in, they fall down or inwards塌落,坍塌,陷下:
[+ on ]
The roof of the tunnel caved in on them.隧道的顶部坍塌下来压住了他们。
2. to finally stop opposing something, especially because someone has persuaded or threatened you〔尤指因某人劝说或威胁而〕让步,屈服:
[+ to ]
The chairman is expected to cave in to pressure from shareholders.董事长估计会在股东的压力下作出让步。
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562

cave

1 cave /ˈkeɪv/ noun
plural caves
1 cave
/ˈkeɪv/
noun
plural caves
Learner's definition of CAVE
[count]
: a large hole that was formed by natural processes in the side of a cliff or hill or under the ground洞穴
2 cave /ˈkeɪv/ verb
caves; caved; caving
2 cave
/ˈkeɪv/
verb
caves; caved; caving
Learner's definition of CAVE

cave in

[phrasal verb]
: to fall down or inward坍塌;塌陷
cave (something) in or cave in (something) : to cause (something) to fall down or inward使坍塌;使塌陷
informal : to stop trying to resist or oppose something : to give in or submit to pressure屈从;屈服
sometimes used in U.S. English without in在美国英语中有时不与in连用
see also cave-in
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
cave n 洞穴
cav=hole 洞
cave n 洞穴
cavity n 穴,腔 (cav+ity)
cavelet n 小洞 (cave+let 小东西=小洞穴)
cavern n 大洞
concave a 凹面的 (con 全部+cave=全部像洞一样=凹进去的)
excavate v 挖掘 (ex 出+cav+ate=从洞中出来=挖出)
excavation n 挖掘,出土文物
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
高考 CET-4 CET-6 考研 IELTS BNC: 4161 COCA: 3562
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