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

tun•nel n., v., -neled, -nel•ing or ([esp. Brit.)] -nelled, -nel•ling.
n. [countable]

Civil Engineeringan underground passage, esp. one for trains or automobiles:Planning was underway to build a tunnel under the English Channel.

Civil Engineeringto make or dig out (a tunnel ) through or under (something): [~ + object]to tunnel one's way out of prison.[no object]to tunnel out of prison.

tun•nel•er, n. [countable]

tun•nel n., v., -neled, -nel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling.
n.

Civil Engineeringan underground passage.
Civil Engineeringa passageway, as for trains or automobiles, through or under an obstruction, as a city, mountain, river, harbor, or the like.
Miningan approximately horizontal gallery or corridor in a mine.
Zoologythe burrow of an animal.
Slang Terms[Dial.]a funnel.

v.t.

Civil Engineeringto construct a passageway through or under:to tunnel a mountain.
Civil Engineeringto make or excavate (a tunnel or underground passage):to tunnel a passage under a river.
to move or proceed by or as if by boring a tunnel:The river tunneled its way through the mountain.
Civil Engineeringto pierce or hollow out, as with tunnels.

v.i.

Civil Engineeringto make a tunnel or tunnels:to tunnel through the Alps.

Middle French tonele, tonnelle funnel-shaped net, feminine of tonnel cask, diminutive of tonne tun; see -elle
late Middle English tonel (noun, nominal) 1400–50

tun′nel•er* [esp. Brit.,] tun′nel•ler, n.
tun′nel•like′, adj.

tunnel /ˈtʌn^əl/ n

an underground passageway, esp one for trains or cars that passes under a mountain, river, or a congested urban area
any passage or channel through or under something

vb ( -nels, -nelling, -nelled) ( US -nels, -neling, -neled)

(transitive) to make or force (a way) through or under (something): to tunnel a hole in the wall, to tunnel the cliff
(intr; followed by through, under, etc) to make or force a way (through or under something)

Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French tonel cask, from tonne tun, from Medieval Latin tonna barrel, of Celtic origin

ˈtunneller, US ˈtunneler n

单词	tunnel
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 tun•nel /ˈtʌnəl/USA pronunciation n., v., -neled, -nel•ing or ([esp. Brit.)] -nelled, -nel•ling. n. [countable] Civil Engineeringan underground passage, esp. one for trains or automobiles:Planning was underway to build a tunnel under the English Channel. v. Civil Engineeringto make or dig out (a tunnel ) through or under (something): [~ + object]to tunnel one's way out of prison.[no object]to tunnel out of prison. tun•nel•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 tun•nel (tun′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -neled, -nel•ing or (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling. n. Civil Engineeringan underground passage. Civil Engineeringa passageway, as for trains or automobiles, through or under an obstruction, as a city, mountain, river, harbor, or the like. Miningan approximately horizontal gallery or corridor in a mine. Zoologythe burrow of an animal. Slang Terms[Dial.]a funnel. v.t. Civil Engineeringto construct a passageway through or under:to tunnel a mountain. Civil Engineeringto make or excavate (a tunnel or underground passage):to tunnel a passage under a river. to move or proceed by or as if by boring a tunnel:The river tunneled its way through the mountain. Civil Engineeringto pierce or hollow out, as with tunnels. v.i. Civil Engineeringto make a tunnel or tunnels:to tunnel through the Alps. Middle French tonele, tonnelle funnel-shaped net, feminine of tonnel cask, diminutive of tonne tun; see -elle late Middle English tonel (noun, nominal) 1400–50 tun′nel•er* [esp. Brit.,] tun′nel•ler, n. tun′nel•like′, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tunnel /ˈtʌn^əl/ n an underground passageway, esp one for trains or cars that passes under a mountain, river, or a congested urban area any passage or channel through or under something vb ( -nels, -nelling, -nelled) ( US -nels, -neling, -neled) (transitive) to make or force (a way) through or under (something): to tunnel a hole in the wall, to tunnel the cliff (intr; followed by through, under, etc) to make or force a way (through or under something) Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French tonel cask, from tonne tun, from Medieval Latin tonna barrel, of Celtic origin ˈtunneller, US ˈtunneler n
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