Tunnel
[ 'tʌnl ]
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n. 隧道;地道;烟道;（动物栖息的）穴;
vi. 打通隧道;挖掘隧道;
vt. 在…挖掘隧道;在…打开通道;
💡 词根助记
tunn管道+el表名词 →隧道
📝 例句
The railroad passes under the mountain through a tunnel.
铁路穿过隧道从山下通过。
Everyone of us put out his energies to help to dig the tunnel.
我们人人出力帮助挖掘地道。
The workers were tunnelling through solid rock.
工人们正在坚石中挖掘一条通道。
A gray brick tunnel, dimly lighted, led to the elevator shaft.
一条点着昏暗灯光的灰色砖砌通道通往电梯的并道。
They were tunneling under the river.
他们在河下挖掘隧道。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ channel-海峡,tunnel-坑道:海峡像条长长的坑道
※ tunnel-隧道,channel-频道:隧道地道是人走的,频道是信号走的
※ tun-拼音“吞”,ne-拼音“哪”,l-似“棍子”:隧道呑噬了哪咤的棍子
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
tunnel
n
1
(a) underground passage, eg for a road or railway through a hill or under a river or the sea 地下通道; 隧道; 地道
the Channel Tunnel, ie between England and France 海峡隧道（英法之间的）.
(b) similar underground passage made by a burrowing animal （穴居动物的）洞穴通道
Moles dug tunnels under the lawn. 鼹鼠在草地下面打洞.
2 (idm 习语) light at the end of the tunnel => light1. tunnel, v (-ll-; US -l-)
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (into, through, under, etc) dig a tunnel (in the specified direction) 掘地道; 开隧道
The prisoners had escaped by tunnelling. 犯人挖地道逃跑了.
They tunnelled along under the walls and up into the woods beyond. 他们在围墙下面挖地道通向远处林中.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ one's way into/through/under sth make (a way through sth) by digging a tunnel 挖地道开辟（通过某物的道路）
The rescuers tunnelled their way (in) to the pot-holers. 救援人员挖地道通向那些探察洞穴的人.
tunnel a hole, shaft, passage, etc 挖掘洞穴、 矿井、 通道等.
🎯 考研助记
tun(吞)+ne(那)+l(辆):吞那辆火车- 隧道 网友：yqy补充： “塌啰”（谐音）：隧道塌啰
🔁 扩展释义
*['tʌnl]n. 隧道, 地下道vi. 挖隧道vt. 掘隧道于【医】 隧道
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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That's another surprise.
这是另一个惊喜。
How long will it take for a package to get to California?
你把包裹寄到加州要多长时间?
I'll be about half an hour late.
我大概要慢半个小时。