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tunnel
n
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(a) underground passage, eg for a road or railway through a hill or under a river or the sea 地下通道; 隧道; 地道
the Channel Tunnel, ie between England and France 海峡隧道(英法之间的).
(b) similar underground passage made by a burrowing animal (穴居动物的)洞穴通道
Moles dug tunnels under the lawn. 鼹鼠在草地下面打洞.
2 (idm 习语) light at the end of the tunnel => light1. tunnel, v (-ll-; US -l-)
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (into, through, under, etc) dig a tunnel (in the specified direction) 掘地道; 开隧道
The prisoners had escaped by tunnelling. 犯人挖地道逃跑了.
They tunnelled along under the walls and up into the woods beyond. 他们在围墙下面挖地道通向远处林中.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ one´s way into/through/under sth make (a way through sth) by digging a tunnel 挖地道开辟(通过某物的道路)
The rescuers tunnelled their way (in) to the pot-holers. 救援人员挖地道通向那些探察洞穴的人.
tunnel a hole, shaft, passage, etc 挖掘洞穴、 矿井、 通道等.
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