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sinkhole

英 ['sɪŋkhəʊl]

n. 污水坑；排水口；阴沟口

英文词源

sinkhole (n.): also sink-hole, mid-15c., "sewage pit," from sink (n.) + hole (n.). As a geological phenomenon, "hole made in the earth in limestone regions by underground erosion," 1780, from sink (v.).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.