| 英语单词 | cavernous |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['kævənəs] 美 ['kævərnəs] |
| 中文释义 | adj.似巨穴的;多洞穴的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) According to some accounts, Mithras died, was buried in a cavernous rock tomb, and was resurrected. (2) Suddenly there was a commotion in the rear of the cavernous room. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 根据一些传说,密特拉神死后被埋在一个似巨穴的岩石坟墓,然后复活。 (2) 突然,在那间多出口的房间背后一阵骚动。 |
| vocabulary简明 | If something reminds you of a cave or cavern in size, shape, or feel, you can describe it with the adjective cavernous. Your cavernous basement is huge, damp, and dark, but fortunately there are no bats down there. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Cavernous, "cavern," and "cave" all come from the same Latin root word cavus, meaning hollow. Anything that's vast or deep can be described as cavernous, like your favorite professor's cavernous knowledge about the subject of 17th century literature. As a medical or anatomical term, cavernous refers to something that is porous, particularly when it's filled with tiny blood vessels. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]大的;宽敞的;像洞穴的 A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave.
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