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单词 cavernous
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cavernous

adjective
/ˈkævənəs/
/ˈkævərnəs/
(formal)
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  1. (of a room or space) very large and often empty and/or dark; like a cave
    • the vast, cavernous space of the empty concert hall
    Extra Examples
    • He opened his cavernous mouth and yawned.
    • The stage was cavernous and empty.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryCavernous is used with these nouns:
    • hall
    • mouth
    • room
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French caverneux or Latin cavernosus (from caverna ‘cavern’, from cavus ‘hollow’).
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