cavern
gb/kˈævɚn/ us/kˈævɚn/
B2
英语
~ 7700
义项
0 个义项
名词
B2
entity
1
very large natural cave
A very big natural cave in rock, usually under the ground.
用法模式：
a cavern in [rock/ground]
常见错误：
Learners often use "cave" for all underground spaces and do not know "cavern". In general English, this is not wrong, but "cavern" is used when you want to stress that the cave is very large. Some learners also confuse "cavern" with "cabin" (a small house) because they look similar in writing.
近义词
cave (More general and more common; can be large or small, while a cavern suggests great size.)
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grotto (Often smaller and more picturesque; can be natural or artificial, sometimes used for decorative caves.)
反义词
solid rock (Describes rock that has no hollow space inside, the opposite of a hollow underground chamber.)
搭配
vast cavern
|underground cavern
|limestone cavern
|dark cavern
|explore a cavern
|flooded cavern
主题
nature
|geography
|travel
例句
- The explorers lowered a rope and climbed down into the vast cavern beneath the mountain.
- Stalactites hung from the roof of the limestone cavern like sharp teeth.
- The underground river disappeared into a dark cavern and was lost from sight.
- Tourists queued for an hour to see the famous crystal cavern.
- Bats filled the cavern at dusk, pouring out into the night sky.
学习者例句
- We visited a huge cavern inside the mountain.
- The guide took us into a dark cavern under the ground.
- Water dripped from the roof of the cavern.
- Many bats live in the cavern.
- They used a light to see the walls of the cavern.
名词
literary
C1
entity
2
very large empty enclosed space
A very big and empty space that feels like a cave, for example inside a room or a body part.
用法模式：
a cavern of [something]
常见错误：
Learners may confuse the noun "cavern" with the adjective "cavernous". "Cavern" is the space itself, while "cavernous" describes something that is like a cavern (for example, "a cavernous hall"). In this figurative sense, English speakers more often use "cavernous" than "cavern".
近义词
void (Focuses more on emptiness and absence; "cavern" suggests a specific large hollow space with walls around it.)
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hollow (A more general word for an empty space inside something; less strongly suggests great size than "cavern".)
反义词
cramped room (Describes a very small, tight space, which contrasts with the feeling of wide emptiness suggested by "cavern".)
搭配
a cavern of a mouth
|the cavern of his chest
|a cavern of darkness
|the great cavern of the hall
主题
description
|literature
|housing
|body
例句
- She opened her mouth, revealing a dark cavern of missing teeth.
- Their footsteps echoed in the cavern of the empty railway station.
- The warehouse was a cold cavern, lit by a few weak bulbs.
- He felt a vast cavern inside his chest where his confidence used to be.
- The great hall was a stone cavern, silent except for the crackling fire.
学习者例句
- His open mouth looked like a dark cavern.
- The empty hall was a big cavern of space.
- Her voice echoed in the cavern of the old church.
- The stadium felt like a cavern with no people inside.
- The garage was a cold cavern with only one small light.
动词
literary
C2
action
3
to hollow out like a cave
To cut or wear away the inside of something so it becomes like a cave.
用法模式：
to cavern [rock/surface]
常见错误：
This verb is very rare in modern English. Learners usually should not use it and should prefer "hollow out" or "erode". Some may confuse it with the common verb phrase "cave in", which means "to fall in" or "to give way" and is not related in grammar to "cavern".
近义词
hollow out (More common phrasal verb in modern English; neutral style, while "cavern" as a verb is rare and more literary or technical.)
反义词
fill in (Means to put material into a hollow space, the opposite of making a hollow or cavity.)
搭配
caverned cliffs
|caverned rock
|a landscape caverned by water
主题
nature
|geology
|work
例句
- Over millions of years, underground rivers caverned the limestone beneath the plateau.
- The cliff face had been caverned by the relentless action of the waves.
- Glacial meltwater caverned the rock, leaving a network of tunnels and chambers.
学习者例句
- Water slowly caverned the soft rock.
- The sea caverned the side of the cliff.
- Ice and rain caverned the stone over time.
- The river caverned the ground under the hill.
语法
词典原形
cavern
IPA
GB/kˈævɚn/
US/kˈævɚn/
音节与重音
cav - ern （2 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (cav)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: cavern
- Plural: caverns
词族
Forms
caverns
noun
Core family
cavernous
adjective
Related words
cave
noun B1
caver
noun
Advanced or less common
cavernously
adverb
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