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

• 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。
• I want random checksat all bridges and tunnels.
  对所有的桥梁和隧道随机盘查。
• They found a labyrinth of tunnels under the ground.
  他们发现了一处迷宫似的地道。
• 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。
• We can get through town through the subway tunnels.
  我们可以通过地铁隧道来通过城市。
• This paper presents the design and construction of these diversion tunnels.
  介绍了构皮滩导流隧洞的设计和施工。
• 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。
• Projects of artificial islands, sea and seabed material storage facilities, cross-sea bridges, and seabed tunnels;
  人工岛、海上和海底物资储藏设施、跨海桥梁、海底隧道工程；
• Bridge, tunnels, and skyscrapers under construction can also be dangerous places to work.
  在桥梁、隧道、摩天大楼、地下建筑中工作也同样存在危险。
• The primary analysis is taken on the causes of wall& rock landslide of the tunnels along horizontal layers.
  对水平岩层隧道围岩坍方的原因进行了初步分析，并提出了相应的防治措施。