英语词汇“cavernous”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1 (adjective) in the sense of vast

Definition

like a cavern in vastness, depth, or hollowness

the cavernous interior of the gallery

Synonyms

vast

farmers who own vast stretches of land

wide

The brochure offers a wide choice of hotels and holiday homes.

huge

Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas.

enormous

an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun

extensive

This 18th-century manor house is set in extensive grounds.

immense

an immense cloud of smoke

spacious

The house has a spacious kitchen and dining area.

expansive

an expansive grassy play area

capacious

She crammed the lot into her capacious handbag.

commodious

Big terraces of commodious houses went up.

2 (adjective) in the sense of deep

Definition

like a cavern in vastness, depth, or hollowness

Synonyms

deep

The workers had dug a deep hole in the centre of the garden.

hollow

hollow cheeks

yawning

a yawning budget deficit

sunken

Her cheeks were sunken and her eyes drooped.

concave

Remove the flesh from the concave part of the shell.

3 (adjective) in the sense of resonant

Definition

like a cavern in vastness, depth, or hollowness

Synonyms

resonant

a hall, resonant with the sound of violins

echoing

sepulchral

reverberant

单词	cavernous
释义	Trends of cavernous View usage for: cavernous (kævəʳnəs) adjective A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave. The work space is a bare and cavernous warehouse. More Synonyms of cavernous cavernous in British English (ˈkævənəs) adjective 1. suggestive of a cavern in vastness, darkness, etc cavernous hungry eyes 2. filled with small cavities; porous 3. (of rocks) containing caverns or cavities Derived forms cavernously (ˈcavernously) adverb cavernous in American English (ˈkævərnəs) adjective 1. full of caverns 2. full of cavities; porous 3. like or characteristic of a cavern; deep-set, hollow, etc. a cavernous voice, cavernous cheeks Derived forms cavernously (ˈcavernously) adverb Word origin ME < L cavernosus Examples of 'cavernous' in a sentence cavernous At night I lay on the bed in the cavernous room at the boarding house. Times, Sunday Times (2016) No vast spas or cavernous meeting rooms. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The benches have seats that lift up to allow access to the cavernous spaces beneath. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The audience enters a cavernous space filled with smoke and an infernal red glow. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It's a cavernous room with spartan decor. Times, Sunday Times (2013) An arc of terraces wrap a house of cool, cavernous rooms each with huge windows. Times, Sunday Times (2006) We found ourselves all but alone in the cavernous space, gawping at the caged beast. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The ship's cavernous public spaces mean passengers have room to breathe during the days at sea. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The four-storey property is a cavernous space that could easily be reconfigured. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Let's hope they transform this cavernous space. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Horses came up the same way, and were sometimes used to explore its cavernous halls. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We found ourselves in a cavernous tasting room with most people wandering around sniffing, swirling and spitting. The Sun (2006) A bright reception leads into a cavernous back room which is full and surprisingly festive. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It has style, the luxury of an executive car plus cavernous space for five passengers and their luggage. The Sun (2007) The throaty roar of a Maserati supercar sweeping along mountain roads at full tilt fills the cavernous exhibition hall. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Behind the glass is the cavernous waiting hall that is a treasure chest for aficionados of 1960s interior detailing. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I sat on the edge of one strip, a cavernous floor space to my right. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Now, though, there is a growing backlash against these cavernous spaces. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In other languages cavernous British English: cavernous ADJECTIVE A cavernous room or building is very large inside, and so it reminds you of a cave. Shrill teenage squeals echoed round the cavernous hall. American English: cavernous Brazilian Portuguese: cavernoso Chinese: 巨穴般的 European Spanish: enorme French: vaste German: höhlenartig Italian: cavernoso Japanese: 洞穴のような Korean: 동굴같이 내부가 넓은 European Portuguese: cavernoso Latin American Spanish: enorme 1 (adjective) in the sense of vast Definition like a cavern in vastness, depth, or hollowness the cavernous interior of the gallery Synonyms vast farmers who own vast stretches of land wide The brochure offers a wide choice of hotels and holiday homes. huge Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas. enormous an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun extensive This 18th-century manor house is set in extensive grounds. immense an immense cloud of smoke spacious The house has a spacious kitchen and dining area. expansive an expansive grassy play area capacious She crammed the lot into her capacious handbag. commodious Big terraces of commodious houses went up. 2 (adjective) in the sense of deep Definition like a cavern in vastness, depth, or hollowness Synonyms deep The workers had dug a deep hole in the centre of the garden. hollow hollow cheeks yawning a yawning budget deficit sunken Her cheeks were sunken and her eyes drooped. concave Remove the flesh from the concave part of the shell. 3 (adjective) in the sense of resonant Definition like a cavern in vastness, depth, or hollowness Synonyms resonant a hall, resonant with the sound of violins echoing sepulchral reverberant Additional synonyms in the sense of capacious Definition having a large capacity or area She crammed the lot into her capacious handbag. Synonyms spacious, wide, broad, vast, substantial, comprehensive, extensive, generous, ample, expansive, roomy, voluminous, commodious, sizable or sizeable in the sense of commodious Definition with plenty of space Big terraces of commodious houses went up. Synonyms roomy, large, comfortable, extensive, ample, spacious, expansive, capacious in the sense of concave Definition curving inwards like the inside surface of a ball Remove the flesh from the concave part of the shell. Synonyms hollow, cupped, depressed, scooped, hollowed, excavated, sunken, indented, incurved Nearby words of cavernous cave caveat cavern cavernous cavil cavilling cavity Synonyms of 'cavernous' cavernous Explore 'cavernous' in the dictionary
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