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tunnel

UK/'tʌnl/US
IELTSTOEFLB2

Definitions

n.

An underground or underwater passage, especially one for vehicles or trains.

隧道,地下通道

v.

To dig or make a passage through or under something.

挖隧道,打通地道

Root Breakdown

Loanword
tunnelother
=tunnel

Common Collocations

  • 1.tunnel vision目光短浅;隧道视野
  • 2.road tunnel公路隧道
  • 3.dig a tunnel挖掘隧道
  • 4.tunnel entrance隧道入口

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The train passed through a long tunnel beneath the mountains.

  • 2.

    Workers spent three years digging the tunnel under the river.

  • 3.

    The Channel Tunnel connects England and France under the sea.

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