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cave
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- Conjugation :
past
caved
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ing
caving
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Derivatives :
n
caver
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- cave
[keɪv]
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1.
noun
[c]
山洞
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2.
vi.
to go caving 探察洞穴
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- cave
[keɪv]
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1.
n.[c]
洞穴
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So far more than 150 caves have been explored and surveyed.
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目前，已经有超过一百五十个洞穴进行过勘察和测量。
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2.
vt.
挖空，挖洞；使凹陷
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Bricks had fallen and then the roof caved in, pinning him under the debris.
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砖块开始掉落，然后屋顶坍塌了，把他压在了碎片底下。
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3.
vi.
勘探洞穴，洞穴探险
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You should wear hard hats when caving to protect the head from bumps and falling rocks.
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在开采洞穴时，你必须要戴上安全帽，以防止头部撞到突起物，或者被掉落的岩石砸伤。
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
- 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 cave! beware!
Examples
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Archaeologists recently found a cave painting in this town.
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考古学家最近在这个镇上发现了一处洞穴壁画。
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This seems to be a bear cave, so we should be careful.
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这看起来像个熊穴，我们得当心了。
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There is a cave over there that we can wait in until it stops raining.
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那儿有个洞穴，我们可以去那里面等雨停。
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to cave in to sth/sb
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屈服于某事/某人
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Moisture lined the walls of the cave.
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湿气覆盖洞穴内壁。
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