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sinkhole

英['sɪŋkhəʊl] 美['sɪŋkhoʊl]
  • n. 阴沟的入口处;排水口;污水坑

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Noun:
  1. a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

双语例句

1. To a geologist, this is a simple limestone sinkhole.
对地质学者来说, 这只是简易的石灰石污水池.

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2. Local authorities and geologists are still investigating what caused the sinkhole.
当地官员及地质学家仍在调查此次地陷发生的原因.

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3. In 2007 an approximately 30 - story - deep sinkhole ( pictured ) swallowed several homes and killed three people Guatemala City.
2007年危地马拉一个大约30层深的 大洞 吞掉了很多房屋,并导致3人死亡.

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4. His eloquence is all the more remarkable because migraines are a sinkhole for language.
他的描述很引人入胜,因为偏头疼就像是语言的排污口.

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5. As the crack gets bigger, the topsoil gently slumpsand develops into a sinkhole.
但裂缝增大时,表土下降之后形成大洞.

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