| 单词 | cave in |
| 释义 | cave in (once / 2774 pages) nv WORD FAMILY cave in: caved in, caves in, caving in USAGE EXAMPLESOfficials say the resulting sinkhole is larger than one in 2004 that caused a nearby section of roadway to cave in. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) Its overworked defense finally caved in, echoing a fourth-quarter home collapse against the Dolphins last month. Washington Times(Dec 24, 2016) In 2004, a sewer collapse caused a nearby section of 15 Mile Road in Sterling Heights to cave in. Seattle Times(Dec 24, 2016) 1n the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it Syn|Hyper subsidence collapse a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in 2v break down, literally or metaphorically Syn|Hypo|Hyper break, collapse, fall in, founder, give, give way abandon, give up stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims burst, collapsecause to burst go off, implode burst inward buckle, crumplefold or collapse flopfall loosely breakcurl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves sink, slide down, slumpfall or sink heavily change undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature |
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