tunnel

noun

1. 地下通道；地道；隧道
   a passage built underground, for example to allow a road or railway/railroad to go through a hill, under a river, etc.
   1. a railway/railroad tunnel
      铁路隧道
   2. the Channel Tunnel
      英吉利海峡隧道
2. （动物的）洞穴通道
   an underground passage made by an animal

verb

1. 开凿隧道；挖地道
   to dig a tunnel under or through the ground
   1. The engineers had to tunnel through solid rock.
      工程师须要在坚实的岩石中开凿隧道。
   2. The rescuers tunnelled their way in to the trapped miners.
      救援人员挖地道通向那些被困的矿工。

in AM, use 美国英语用 tunneling, tunneled


1. N-COUNT 隧道;地道
   A tunnel is a long passage which has been made under the ground, usually through a hill or under the sea.
   1. ...two new railway tunnels through the Alps.
      穿过阿尔卑斯山的两条新的铁路隧道
   2. …the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river.
      哈得孙河下的高速公路隧道
2. VERB 挖隧道;挖地道
   To tunnel somewhere means to make a tunnel there.
   1. The rebels tunnelled out of a maximum security jail...
      叛乱者挖地道逃离了戒备最为森严的监狱。
   2. The caterpillars tunnel into the fruit to grow and mature.
      毛虫钻入果实，并在其中生长为成虫。
3. See also: wind tunnel

1. The Channel Tunnel project is the biggest civil engineering project in Europe.
   英吉利海峡隧道是欧洲最大的土木工程。
2. They thought he had escaped through a specially constructed tunnel.
   他们认为他是通过一条专门修建的地道逃跑的。
3. Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines
   矿工们开凿了一条地道，以排出矿井里的水。
4. The getaway car was dumped near a motorway tunnel
   逃亡用的车被丢弃在高速公路隧道附近。
5. It will actually be cheaper to leave the machine encased in concrete to one side of the tunnel, than to take it apart and bring it back to Britain
   事实上，将机器用混凝土封存在隧道一侧比将其拆开运回英国更加便宜。
6. The company is planning to place surveillance equipment at both ends of the tunnel
   该公司计划在隧道两端安装监视设备。
7. The Chicago River flooded the city's underground tunnel system
   芝加哥河的河水淹没了城市的地下隧道系统。
8. A host of problems may delay the opening of the Channel Tunnel
   可能推迟英吉利海峡隧道开通的问题一大筐。
9. All I can do is tell her to hold on, that there's light at the end of the tunnel.
   我只能告诉她要坚持，让她知道总会柳暗花明的。
10. How long is the tunnel?
    隧道有多长？
11. The tunnel is 10 metres wide and 600 metres long.
    隧道宽10米，长600米。
12. By the mouth of the tunnel he bent to retie his lace.
    到隧道出入口时，他弯腰重新系好鞋带。
13. Until the rail links are in operation, passengers can only travel through the tunnel by coach.
    在铁路连线开通之前，乘客只能乘坐长途客车穿越隧道。
14. When the two ends of the tunnel met in the middle they were only a few inches out.
    隧道两端在中间相接时，仅有几英寸的误差。
15. He passed down the tunnel
    他穿行在隧道中。
16. British Rail had to post a signalman at the entrance to the tunnel
    英国铁路公司不得不在隧道入口设置了一名信号员。
17. Trains will speed through the Channel Tunnel at 186mph
    火车将以每小时186英里的速度快速穿过海峡隧道。
18. The main path continues through a tunnel of trees.
    主路继续延伸，穿过了树枝遮顶的林阴道。
19. The Channel tunnel was due to open towards the end of 1993
    海峡隧道预计1993年年底前开通。
20. the motorway tunnels under the Hudson river.
    哈得孙河下的高速公路隧道
21. The rebels tunnelled out of a maximum security jail
    叛乱者挖地道逃离了戒备最为森严的监狱。
22. The caterpillars tunnel into the fruit to grow and mature.
    毛虫钻入果实，并在其中生长为成虫。
23. The path goes under the river by way of the tunnel.
    这条通道经隧道从河下经过。
24. The train entered a tunnel.
    火车进入隧道。
25. The ferry service of bygone days has been replaced by that tunnel.
    往日的渡口已被那个隧道取代。
26. The prisoners used the tunnel to escape from jail.
    囚犯们利用这条地道越狱逃跑了。
27. The exit of the tunnel is concealed.
    地道的出口开在隐秘的地方。
28. The roof of the tunnel caved in.
    隧道的顶部塌陷了。
29. At the end of the tunnel they could see daylight.
    在隧道的尽头，他们看见了日光。
30. The roof of the tunnel fell in.
    隧道顶部塌了下来。

  dig burrow delve excavate tunnel【导航词义：挖】

  dig v. 挖，掘

〔辨析〕指用手、工具、机器等挖洞、掘土。

  burrow v. 挖掘；挖洞

〔辨析〕指挖洞或开掘通道。

  delve v. 搜寻，翻找

〔辨析〕指把手伸进袋子、容器等深处找寻某物。

  excavate v. 〈正式〉开凿；发掘

〔辨析〕指挖洞、开凿隧道等，也指科学家或考古学家发掘出古物。

  tunnel v. 挖，挖掘

〔辨析〕指开凿隧道、挖地道等，也指昆虫挖掘洞穴。

n.

light at the end of the tunnel

• 快要熬出头了；曙光在即
  something that shows you are nearly at the end of a long and difficult time or situation

noun

1. a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars)
   1. the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection

2. a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter

   Synonym:    burrow

verb

1. force a way through

2. move through by or as by digging
   1. burrow through the forest

   Synonym:    burrow