托福考试词汇cave

托福考试词汇cave

　　１）cave / ke?v; kev/ n

　　hollow place in the side of a cliff or hill, or underground 洞穴.

　　２）cave v

　　[I] (usu 通常作 go caving) explore caves as a sport 洞穴探险运动

　　eg：He likes caving. 他喜欢洞穴探险运动.

　　(phr v) cave in fall inwards; collapse 塌陷; 坍方; 坍塌

　　eg：The roof of the tunnel caved in (on the workmen). 隧道顶坍塌（压住工人）.

　　eg：(fig 比喻) All opposition to the scheme has caved in. 所有反对这一计划的意见都否定了.

　　cave-dweller n = caveman.

　　cave-in n sudden collapse of a roof, etc （屋顶等）突然坍塌.

　　３）caveman / ?ke?vmn; ˋkev?m?n/ n (pl -men / ?ke?vmen; ˋkev?m?n/)

　　1 person living in caves, esp in prehistoric times 穴居人（尤指史前时代的）.

　　2 (infml 口) man of crude or violent feelings and behaviour 野蛮人; 粗野的人.