| 单词 | cave |
| 释义 | cave 1. n. & v. --n 1. a large hollow in the side of a cliff, hill, etc., or underground. 2. Brit. hist. a dissident political group. --vintr. explore caves, esp. interconnecting or underground. Phrases and idioms cave-bear an extinct kind of large bear, whose bones have been found in caves. cave-dweller = CAVEMAN. cave in 1. a (of a wall, earth over a hollow, etc.) subside, collapse. b cause (a wall, earth, etc.) to do this. 2. yield or submit under pressure; give up. cave-in n. a collapse, submission, etc. Derivatives cavelike adj. caver n. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L cava f. cavus hollow: cave in prob. f. E. Anglian dial. calve in 2. int. Brit. schoolsl. look out! (as a warning cry). Phrases and idioms keep cave act as lookout. Etymology: L, = beware |
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