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Collins English-English Dictionary
- cave [keɪv]
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1.
n
an underground hollow with access from the ground surface or from the sea, often found in limestone areas and on rocky coastlines
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2.
n
[Brit]
[history]
a secession or a group seceding from a political party on some issue - See Adullamite
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3.
n
[modifier]
living in caves
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4.
vt.
[tr]
to hollow out
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5.
vt.
See also cave in caving
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6.
vt.
[Etymology]
C13: from Old French, from Latin cava, plural of cavum cavity, from cavus hollow
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1.
n
an underground hollow with access from the ground surface or from the sea, often found in limestone areas and on rocky coastlines
- cave ['keɪvɪ]
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1.
n
[Brit]
[school slang]
guard or lookout (esp in the phrase keep cave)
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2.
sentence substitute
watch out!
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3.
sentence substitute
[Etymology]
from Latin cav
e ! beware!
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1.
n
[Brit]
[school slang]
guard or lookout (esp in the phrase keep cave)
Examples
- A cave represented home to them.
- 山洞就是他们的家。 → represent
- Archaeologists recently found a cave painting in this town.
- 考古学家最近在这个镇上发现了一处洞穴壁画。 → painting
- We found a cave near the farm.
- 我们在农场附近发现了一个洞穴。
- This seems to be a bear cave, so we should be careful.
- 这看起来像个熊穴，我们得当心了。 → cave
- The cave is full of bats.
- 这个洞穴里到处是蝙蝠。 → bat
- There is a cave over there that we can wait in until it stops raining.
- 那儿有个洞穴，我们可以去那里面等雨停。
- They have found cave paintings dating back thousands of years.
- 他们在洞穴里发现了石洞壁画，历史可追溯至数千年前。 → cave
- to cave in to sth/sb
- 屈服于某事/某人 → cave in
- Moisture lined the walls of the cave.
- 湿气覆盖洞穴内壁。 → line
- an Aladdin's cave of presents for children → Aladdin's cave
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