cave
英 [keɪv]
美[kev]
- vt. 使凹陷，使塌落；在…挖洞穴
- vi. 凹陷，塌落；投降
- n. 洞穴，窑洞
- n. (Cave)人名；(西)卡韦；(英)凯夫；(法)卡夫
词态变化
复数: caves;
助记提示
1. cage <=====> cave.
中文词源
cave 洞穴
来自PIE*keue, 膨胀，拱，堆积，词源同accumulate, cumulative.即拱起来的小空间，后指洞穴。
英英释意
- 1. an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
英文词源
- cave
- cave: There are two English words cave which, despite their apparent similarity, are probably unrelated. The earlier, ‘underground chamber’ [13], comes via Old French cave from Latin cavea, a nominal use of the adjective cavus ‘hollow’ (source also of cavern [14], via Old French caverne or Latin caverna, and of cavity [16], from the late Latin derivative cavitās).
The verb cave [18], however, as in ‘cave in’, seems to come from an earlier dialectal calve ‘collapse, fall in’, once widespread in the eastern counties of England; it has been speculated that this was borrowed from a Low German source, such as Flemish inkalven. It has subsequently, of course, been much influenced by the noun cave.
=> cavern, cavity, decoy - cave (n.)
- early 13c., from Old French cave "a cave, vault, cellar" (12c.), from Latin cavea "hollow" (place), noun use of neuter plural of adjective cavus "hollow," from PIE root *keue- "a swelling, arch, cavity" (see cumulus). Replaced Old English eorðscrafu. First record of cave man is 1865.
- cave (v.)
- early 15c., caven, "to hollow something out," from cave (n.). Modern sense "to collapse in or down" is 1707, American English, presumably from East Anglian dialectal calve "collapse, fall in," perhaps from Flemish; subsequently influenced by cave (n.). Transitive sense by 1762. Related: Caved; caving. Figurative sense of "yield to pressure" is from 1837.
同义词辨析
hole, cave, cavity, hollow, pit
这些名词均有"洞，穴"之意。
hole： 最普通用词，泛指实体上的洞、孔或坑，不涉及其大小、深浅或穿透与否。
cave： 指出洞、窑洞或溶洞，可以是天然的或人造的。
cavity比hole正式，指实体内中或表面的空洞或空腔。
hollow： 通常指表面上的坑或凹处，也指物体内部的空洞。
pit： 指天然的大洞，尤指地上的洞，也指为采掘矿物而挖的深洞。
考试真题
- Stored underground in large salt caves in Louisiana, this stockpile is called the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and currently contains over 600 million barrels of oil, roughly equivalent to one month's supply.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- As a measure to counter future shortages, the American government decided to establish a stockpile of oil in caves underground
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types.
2016年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读E 原文
- He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night.
2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
- Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could — he huddled in his cave and slept.
2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
- Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave.
2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
词组搭配
keep cave
act as lookout
望风
caver in
(或cave something in)(with reference to a roof or similar structure) subside or collapse or cause something to do this
(屋顶等)下陷，坍塌，倒塌；使下陷，使倒塌
the ceiling caved in.
天花板塌了。
Len's club would have caved his skull in.
伦的棍子就已经把他脑袋打陷下去了。
实用场景例句
- the mouth (= the entrance) of the cave
- 洞口
牛津词典
- a cave-dweller (= a person who lives in a cave )
- 穴居人
牛津词典
- The ceiling suddenly caved in on top of them.
- 天花板突然塌落在他们身上。
牛津词典
- The President is unlikely to cave in to demands for a public inquiry.
- 总统未必会屈服而同意进行公开调查。
牛津词典
- ...a cave more than 1,000 feet deep.
- 1,000多英尺深的山洞
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There is only a pinpoint of light in the cave.
- 山洞中只能见到一丝光线.
《简明英汉词典》
- The cave fell in.
- 山洞崩塌了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- It can take as long as eight days to rig up rope ladders and to establish supply bases before a descent can be made into a very deep cave.
- 在进入一个很深的岩洞之前,光是装配绳梯和建立供应基地就需要八天之久. (makeadescent下降)
《用法词典》
- The force of the blast dashed him against the wall of the cave.
- 狂风的威力把他猛撞在山洞石壁上.
《简明英汉词典》
- A winding path leads to the cave.
- 一条曲折的小道通向山洞.
《简明英汉词典》
- The roof of the cave dropped in on the miners, trapping them.
- 洞穴的顶部坍了下来, 砸在矿工身上.
《简明英汉词典》
- A mouse ran out from the dark orifice of the cave.
- 一只老鼠从黑暗的洞口跑出.
《简明英汉词典》
- They took refuge in a cave yesterday.
- 他们昨天是在一个洞里避难的.
《简明英汉词典》
- The mouth of the cave was so narrow that we had to edge in.
- 洞口太窄,我们只能侧着身走进去.
《简明英汉词典》
- We took shelter from the rain in a cave.
- 我们在一个山洞里避雨.
《简明英汉词典》
- Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure.
- 一个探测队以这台新的探宝器为装备, 进了山洞,以期找到掩藏的财宝.
《用法词典》
- The earthquake made the roadbed cave in.
- 地震后路基沉陷了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- If you go into the cave without waiting for the guide, you do it at your own risk.
- 如果你不等导游带领而进入山洞, 你就得自担风险.
《简明英汉词典》
- The cave was inhabited by a hermit.
- 以前曾有一个隐士居住在这个洞穴里.
《简明英汉词典》
- The cave was echoing with shouts.
- 山洞内回荡着叫喊声.
《简明英汉词典》
- Seen from within, the cave looks larger.
- 从内部看这山洞显得比较大些.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- The weight of the snow caused the roof of the cabin to cave in.
- 雪的重量使得小屋的屋顶塌陷.
《简明英汉词典》
- The thieves hid their plunder in the cave.
- 贼把赃物藏在山洞里.
《简明英汉词典》
- There is water in the interior of the cave.
- 在山洞的内部有水.
《简明英汉词典》
- The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then failed to collect it.
- 海盗常把金子埋藏在山洞里,而后来又没能取走.
《用法词典》
- a dark dank cave
- 阴暗潮湿的洞穴
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- the dusky light inside the cave
- 洞中昏暗的光线
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- But in some respects cave dwellers were far cleverer than us.
- 但是在某些方面穴居人要比我们聪明得多。
柯林斯例句
- The limestone is sufficiently fissured for tree roots to have breached the roof of the cave.
- 石灰岩上有许多缝隙，故而树根能从岩洞顶部长出来。
柯林斯例句