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

• In a large storage area, the use of tunnels and cross aisles reduces travel time and minimizes backtracking.
  在一个大型的存储区域，使用隧道和跨过道减少旅行时间和最大限度地减少回溯。
• Shield tunneling has become one of the important construction methods for metro tunnels in China.
  盾构施工技术已发展成为我国地铁随道施工的重要工法之一。
• 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。
• 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。
• The tunnels have been widened and deepened.
  各条隧道都已拓宽加深。
• 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。
• Complex system of paths or tunnels.
  路径或隧道的复杂系统。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。