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

• I want random checksat all bridges and tunnels.
  对所有的桥梁和隧道随机盘查。
• 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。
• Water rushes out of huge tunnels
  水从巨大的隧道中奔涌而出。
• We can get through town through the subway tunnels.
  我们可以通过地铁隧道来通过城市。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Complex system of paths or tunnels.
  路径或隧道的复杂系统。
• The tunnels have been widened and deepened.
  各条隧道都已拓宽加深。