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drill a borehole
与 drill 搭配使用，表示‘钻（孔）’。
The engineers drilled a borehole to measure the rock layers.
工程师们钻了一个钻孔来测量岩层。
钻孔；井眼
boreholes — plural of borehole
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钻孔；井眼
a hole made in the ground
The engineers drilled a borehole to measure the rock layers.
工程师们钻了一个钻孔来测量岩层。
为采集分析样本或开采石油、水而钻入地下的孔。
A hole bored into the ground to collect samples for analysis or to extract oil or water.
钻入某物的任何其他孔。
Any other hole that has been bored into something.
The engineers drilled a borehole to check the quality of the groundwater.
工程师们钻了一个钻孔，以检查地下水的质量。
The water from this borehole is clean and safe to drink.
这个钻孔里的水干净安全，可以饮用。
They used a special machine to create a borehole for the new heating system.
他们用一台特殊机器为新供暖系统钻了一个钻孔。
与 drill 搭配使用，表示‘钻（孔）’。
The engineers drilled a borehole to measure the rock layers.
工程师们钻了一个钻孔来测量岩层。
borehole 是可数名词，复数形式为 boreholes。
A borehole in the garden supplies water for the plants.
花园里的一个钻孔为植物供水。
用 for 引出钻孔的目的或获取的资源。
They are drilling a borehole for groundwater exploration.
他们正在打一个用于地下水勘探的钻孔。
Not this
The team made a borehole to check the groundwater.
Use this
The team drilled a borehole to check the groundwater.
borehole（钻孔）是钻孔动作的结果，正确搭配动词是 drill（钻），而不是泛用的 make（做）。受汉语“打个洞”的影响，学习者容易用 make，但英语中 make a borehole 不自然。
Not this
Several borehole were drilled near the river.
Use this
Several boreholes were drilled near the river.
borehole 是可数名词，前面用 several（几个）等数量词时，名词必须用复数 boreholes。汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Not this
They intend to drill borehole in the mountain.
Use this
They intend to drill a borehole in the mountain.
borehole 是单数可数名词，指代一个具体钻孔时需加不定冠词 a。汉语没有冠词系统，学习者容易直接漏掉 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
钻一口钻孔
They plan to drill a borehole behind the house.
他们计划在房子后面钻一口钻孔。
钻孔施工
Borehole drilling requires heavy equipment.
钻孔施工需要重型设备。
钻孔深度
The borehole depth was recorded at 80 meters.
钻孔深度记录为80米。
钻孔记录
The engineer studied the borehole log carefully.
工程师仔细研究了钻孔记录。
水井钻孔
They dug a water borehole in the field.
他们在田里挖了一口水井钻孔。
地热钻孔
A geothermal borehole supplies heat for the building.
一口地热钻孔为这座建筑供热。
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联想：bore（钻）＋hole（洞）→ 在地上钻出的洞，即钻孔。
语域：mixed 常见场景：geological surveys、drilling operations、mining borehole 指在地下钻出的深孔，多用于地质勘探、钻井工程或采矿等专业场景；在日常口语中通常较少使用，人们更常说 hole 或 well。
这些词都以 /əʊl/ 或 /həʊl/ 结尾，与 borehole 的 -hole 部分押韵。hole 和 whole 同音，均读 /həʊl/。注意：-ole 在 mole/pole/role 中读 /əʊl/，而拼写相近的 doll /dɒl/、tall /tɔːl/ 读音不同。
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