Word
sinkholes
（尤指石灰岩地区的）塌陷坑，落水洞
sinkholes is the plural of sinkhole.
a cavity in the ground, especially in limestone, formed by water erosion or collapse of a cave roof
常由地下水侵蚀或洞穴顶部坍塌形成
- 1.
A hole formed in soluble rock by the action of water, serving to conduct surface water to an underground passage.
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。
- 2.
a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof
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
- 3.
A depressed area in which waste or drainage collects.
积聚废物或排水的低洼区域。
- 4.
A hole in the playfield that rewards the player when the ball is guided into it.
弹球机游戏盘中,当球被引导进入时给予玩家奖励的洞。
- 5.
An attack which redirects requests, whether network or memory accesses, to a new location defined by the attacker.
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。
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；积聚废物或排水的低洼区域。；弹球机游戏盘中,当球被引导进入时给予玩家奖励的洞。；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。
In use
After heavy rain, a sinkhole opened up in the middle of the road.
The city closed the park because a large sinkhole formed near the playground.
Geologists warned that the area was prone to sinkholes due to the limestone bedrock.
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
A huge sinkhole opened up in the middle of the street.
街中央突然出现一个大塌陷坑。
sinkhole swallows [something]
常用于新闻报道，描述塌陷坑造成的破坏。
Connections
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
- 路面塌陷坑
- Drivers should avoid the sinkhole in the road.司机应避开路面上的塌陷坑。
- sinkhole swallows
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词；常与介词in连用，如a sinkhole in the road
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'.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.