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tunnel

/ˈtʌnəl/KK

tʌ·nəl

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tunnels

1.
隧道;地下通道
常用

穿過山體、地下、水底或建築物下方的封閉通道,供人、車輛、火車等通行。

用法:可數名詞。常與介系詞「through」連用,表示「穿過隧道」。

a road tunnel
a railway tunnel
a pedestrian tunnel
go through a tunnel
enter a tunnel

The train went through a long tunnel before arriving at the next station.

火車穿過一條很長的隧道後,抵達下一站。

We slowed down before entering the tunnel because the road was narrow.

因為路面很窄,我們在進入隧道前減速。

2.
地下通道;地道
常用

為了躲避危險、秘密移動、挖掘採礦或鋪設管線而挖出的地下通道。

用法:可數名詞。若指動物挖出的通道,常搭配「dig」或「burrow」。

dig a tunnel
an underground tunnel
a mining tunnel
an escape tunnel
a tunnel system

The rabbit disappeared into a tunnel under the garden.

兔子消失在花園下方的隧道裡。

The workers dug a tunnel under the street to put in new water pipes.

工人挖了一條街道下方的隧道,好安裝新的水管。

常見錯誤

We drove in the tunnel for twenty minutes.

We drove through the tunnel for twenty minutes.

There is a tunnel under the mountain for cars to pass.

There is a tunnel through the mountain for cars to pass through.

We passed the tunnel.

We went through the tunnel.

相關字詞
tube 近義
tunnel 同源詞
subway 近義
underpass 近義
學習提示

・「tunnel」最常指可供交通通行的隧道,也可以指人或動物挖出的地下通道。

・說「穿過隧道」時,最自然的搭配是「go、drive、walk 或 travel through a tunnel」。

・「tunnel」也可作動詞,例如「Workers tunneled through the rock.」表示工人鑿穿岩石挖掘隧道。

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