tunnel

• n. 隧道；坑道；洞穴通道
• vt. 挖；在…打开通道；在…挖掘隧道
• vi. 挖掘隧道；打开通道

来自古法语 tonel,小桶，来自 tonne,木桶，水桶，词源同 tun.原指一种漏斗形的捕鸟网或烟囱， 后引申词义地道，隧道等。

1. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars);

"the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"

2. a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter

tunnel

tunnel: see ton

tunnel (n.)

early 15c., "funnel-shaped net for catching birds," from Middle French tonnelle "net," or tonel "cask," diminutive of Old French tonne "tun, cask for liquids," possibly from the same source as Old English tunne (see tun).

Sense of "tube, pipe" (1540s) developed in English and led to sense of "underground passage" (1660s). This sense subsequently has been borrowed into French (1878). The earlier native word for this was mine (n.). Meaning "burrow of an animal" is from 1873. Tunnel vision first recorded 1912. The amusement park tunnel of love is attested from 1911 (in reference to New York's Luna Park). The figurative light at the end of the tunnel has been seen since 1882.

The "Tunnel of Love," an attraction found at many amusement parks, has been responsible for a surprising number of proposals. In this and similar devices, couples are allowed to drift through dark or semi-dark underground caverns, usually in a boat or gondola borne on an artificial stream of water. ... Their dim interiors often give a bashful young man the opportunity to propose. ["The American Magazine," July 1922]

tunnel (v.)

"excavate underground," 1795, from tunnel (n.). From 1570s as "furnish with a tunnel." Related: Tunneled; tunneling.

a railway/railroad tunnel

铁路隧道

牛津词典

the Channel Tunnel

英吉利海峡隧道

牛津词典

The engineers had to tunnel through solid rock.

工程师须要在坚实的岩石中开凿隧道。

牛津词典

The rescuers tunnelled their way in to the trapped miners.

救援人员挖地道通向那些被困的矿工。

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...two new railway tunnels through the Alps.

穿过阿尔卑斯山的两条新的铁路隧道

柯林斯高阶英语词典

…the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river.

哈得孙河下的高速公路隧道

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Chris: I'm just looking at the safety instruction manual.

克里斯: 我只是在翻阅安全指南手册.

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If a train entered this tunnel, itwould draw in fresh air behind it.

如果火车开进这条隧道, 它会抽进新鲜冷空气.

《用法词典》

The train passed through a tunnel.

火车通过了一条隧道.

《简明英汉词典》

The exit of the tunnel is concealed.

地道的出口开在隐秘的地方.

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They drove a tunnel through the rock.

他们凿通一条穿过岩石的隧道.

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Recently, there has again been great interest in the idea of a Channel Tunnel.

近来, 对英吉利海峡隧道的念头有了很大兴趣.

《用法词典》

Now they can construct tunnel systems without hindrance.

现在他们可以顺利地建造隧道系统了.

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To build this tunnel we had to cut through the solid rock.

为了修建这条隧道,我们必须凿开坚硬的岩石.

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They hollowed out a tunnel through the mountain.

他们挖通了穿山隧道.

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They will hole a tunnel through the mountain.

他们将穿山打隧道.

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They came out of the tunnel and thankfully breathed the fresh air.

他们走出地道,贪婪地吸着新鲜空气.

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A worker put a prop against the wall of the tunnel to keep it from falling.

一名工人用东西支撑住隧道壁好使它不会倒塌.

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A mouse dug a tunnel under the lawn.

老鼠在草地下打了洞.

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I escaped by means of a secret tunnel.

我通过一条秘密通道逃跑了.

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The ferry service of bygone days has been replaced by that tunnel.

往日的渡口已被那个隧道取代.

《现代汉英综合大词典》

The project has been going on for months but at last we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

这个项目已进行了很长时间,但我们终于看到了成功的希望.

《简明英汉词典》

The roof of the new tunnel hasn't been properly supported; It'shows signs of falling in.

新隧道的顶部支撑得不好, 已显出坍塌的迹象.

《简明英汉词典》

The tunnel is a brilliant feat of engineering.

这条隧道是工程方面的光辉业绩。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

He passed down the tunnel.

他穿行在隧道中。

柯林斯例句

The Channel Tunnel project is the biggest civil engineering project in Europe.

英吉利海峡隧道是欧洲最大的土木工程。

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