late 14c., from Old French caverne (12c.) "cave, vault, cellar," from Late Latin caverna "cave," from Latin cavus "hollow" (see cave (n.)). In Old English such a land feature might be called an eorðscræf.
实用例句
1. The cavern walls echoed his cries.
大山洞的四壁回响着他的喊声.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The kitchen now is a dark cavern, with an antiquated black stove in a corner.
厨房现在黑洞洞的,角落里有只破旧的黑色炉子。
来自柯林斯例句
3. We entered a dark cavern redolent with manly scents — gun oil and cigar smoke and boot polish.
我们进入一个昏暗的洞穴,里面充满了男人的气味——枪油、雪茄烟味和擦靴子油味.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Cappaert involved an underground pool in the Devil's Hole Cavern in Nevada.
“夏帕”案涉及内华达州魔鬼洞洞穴的一个地下水池.
来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
5. A cavern was found by a traveler under the mountain.