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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cave

英  [keɪv]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • caves

    1. [C 可数名词] 洞穴

    A cave is a large hole in the side of a cliff or hill, or one that is under the ground.

    双语例句

    例：

    Outside the cave mouth the blackness of night was like a curtain.

    洞口外面，漆黑的夜晚宛如一块幕布。

    PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词

  • caves , caving , caved

    cave in

    1. [PHRASAL 短语] （屋顶、天花板等）坍塌

    If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.

    近义词

    collapse

    双语例句

    例：

    Part of the roof has caved in.

    部分屋顶已经坍塌了。

    2. [PHRASAL 短语] 屈服 , （在压力下）突然停止争辩或反抗

    If you cave in, you suddenly stop arguing or resisting, especially when people put pressure on you to stop.

    近义词

    give in

    双语例句

    例：

    After a ruinous strike, the union caved in.

    在一次造成极大破坏的罢工之后，工会妥协了。

    例：

    The judge has caved in to political pressure.

    迫于政治压力，法官屈服了。

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