Word
sinkhole
天坑；岩溶塌陷；落水洞
核心释义
A hole or depression in the ground, especially in limestone, formed by water dissolving rock or by the collapse of a cave roof, often connecting surface water to an underground passage.
- 1.
可溶性岩石中因水的作用形成的洞,用于将地表水导入地下通道。
A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
- 2.
与地下通道相通的地面凹陷(尤其在石灰岩中),由溶解或洞穴顶塌陷形成
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
- 3.
积聚废物或排水的低洼区域。
A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
- 4.
弹球机游戏盘中,当球被引导进入时给予玩家奖励的洞。
A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
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一种攻击,将网络或内存访问等请求重定向到攻击者定义的新位置。
An attack which redirects requests, whether network or memory accesses, to a new location defined by the attacker.
污水坑；渗坑；弹球机得分洞；汇洞攻击；重定向攻击；可溶性岩石中因水的作用形成的洞,用于将地表水导入地下通道。；与地下通道相通的地面凹陷(尤其在石灰岩中),由溶解或洞穴顶塌陷形成
用法In use
A sinkhole opened in the road after heavy rain.
用法提示：sinkhole 作主语，是可数名词，指路面因地下空洞塌陷形成的坑洞。
The city repaired the sinkhole by filling it with rocks and concrete.
用法提示：sinkhole 作宾语，是可数名词，指被修复的那个地面塌陷坑。
Large sinkholes can form when underground caves collapse.
用法提示：sinkholes 作主语（复数形式），是可数名词，泛指地下洞穴坍塌形成的天坑。
a sinkhole in [place]
A sinkhole in the road caused a traffic jam.
路上的塌陷坑导致交通堵塞。
sinkhole opens up / forms
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a sinkhole opens up
- 突然出现塌陷坑
- A sinkhole opened up in the middle of the street.街道中央突然出现了一个塌陷坑。
- sinkhole collapse
- 塌陷坑坍塌
- The sinkhole collapse damaged several cars.塌陷坑坍塌损坏了几辆汽车。
- cause a sinkhole
- 导致塌陷坑形成
- Heavy rain can cause a sinkhole to form.暴雨可能导致塌陷坑形成。
- repair a sinkhole
- 修复塌陷坑
- Crews were called to repair the sinkhole on the highway.施工队被叫去修复高速公路上的塌陷坑。
- sinkhole in the road
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 sink（下沉）和 hole（洞）拼在一起：地面突然下沉，露出一个大洞，就是 sinkhole。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：新闻报道、地质与工程讨论、日常描述地面塌陷 名词 sinkhole 通常指石灰岩等地区因地下水溶蚀或洞穴顶塌陷而形成的地面坑洞。该用法多用于新闻报道、地质讨论和日常口语，属于中性词；弹球机或网络安全等专门义项只出现在特定领域，需注意场合。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with the final sound of 'sinkhole' (/ˈsɪŋkˌhoʊl/): /hoʊl/ (hole, whole) or /oʊl/ (pole, goal, coal, roll). 'Hole' and 'whole' are homophones; the 'w' in 'whole' is silent. Note that the '-ole' words (pole, goal, coal) and '-oll' (roll) all share this same /oʊl/ sound. Be careful: the 'sink' in 'sinkhole' is pronounced /sɪŋk/, which does not rhyme with these words, and the 'k' is pronounced in 'sink'.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.