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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2770 COCA: 3355

tunnel

1 tunnel /ˈtʌnl̟/ noun
plural tunnels
1 tunnel
/ˈtʌnl̟/
noun
plural tunnels
Learner's definition of TUNNEL
[count]
: a passage that goes under the ground, through a hill, etc.隧道;地道

a light at the end of the tunnel

see 1light
2 tunnel /ˈtʌnl̟/ verb
tunnels US tunneled or British tunnelled US tunneling or British tunnelling
2 tunnel
/ˈtʌnl̟/
verb
tunnels US tunneled or British tunnelled US tunneling or British tunnelling
Learner's definition of TUNNEL
: to make a tunnel开凿隧道;挖地道
[no object]
[+ object]
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2770 COCA: 3355

tunnel

1 of 2

noun

tun·​nel ˈtə-nᵊl How to pronounce tunnel (audio)
1
a
: a covered passageway
specifically : a horizontal passageway through or under an obstruction
b
: a subterranean gallery (as in a mine)
c
: burrow
2
: a hollow conduit or recess : tube, well
tunnellike adjective

tunnel

2 of 2

verb

tunneled or tunnelled; tunneling or tunnelling ˈtən-liŋ How to pronounce tunnel (audio)
ˈtə-nᵊl-iŋ

intransitive verb

1
: to make or use a tunnel
2
physics : to pass through a potential barrier
electrons tunneling through an insulator between semiconductors

transitive verb

: to make a tunnel or similar opening through or under
also : to make (one's way) by or as if by making a tunnel
tunneler
ˈtən-lər How to pronounce tunnel (audio)
ˈtə-nᵊl-ər
noun

Example Sentences

Noun The train goes through a tunnel in the mountain. The moles dug tunnels in the yard. Verb Workers are tunneling through the hill. Insects had tunneled into the tree.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The railing collapse came after the Eagles' 20-16 win over Washington on Jan. 2, as fans gathered near the tunnel to greet Eagles players. Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2022 Overflows are used after the deep tunnel fills during heavy rain events, and more water is flowing into the treatment plants than can be processed. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 From the longest human tunnel traveled through by a skateboarding dog to the longest fingernails on a pair of hands, over 60,000 records exist on the site’s database. Michelle Harris, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022 The red helmets — perhaps the best-looking lids in college football — and the black jerseys — a questionable choice given the oppressive 100-degree heat — provided a sense of familiarity as the Aztecs emerged from the midfield tunnel for the game. San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 But as Riley retreated up the tunnel Saturday night, the anxious anticipation had given way to buzzing elation. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2022 Edwards will be watching Utah against Florida from near the the tunnel where the Utes will take the field — close enough to slap five with them. Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2022 When Venus Williams stepped out of the tunnel at Arthur Ashe Stadium and into the sun on Tuesday afternoon, the stands were half empty. Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2022 At the spring, the tour splits into two: a dry route (along an almost 4,000-year-old Canaanite tunnel dating to the time of Abraham) and a wet route (through Hezekiah’s Tunnel). Marion Fischel, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
Verb
Carpenter bees almost always tunnel into bare wood, so painting exterior wood is one of the best long-term solutions. Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2022 Youth detained there broke off ceiling light fixtures and used them to tunnel through the walls, according to the staffer and internal documents. Erin Einhorn, NBC News, 22 June 2022 Vines not needing such grafting are rare but still exist on sandy soils, through which the louse cannot tunnel. Tom Mullen, Forbes, 24 July 2022 Youth detained there broke off ceiling light fixtures and used them to tunnel through the walls, according to the staffer and internal documents. Erin Einhorn, NBC News, 22 June 2022 Youth detained there broke off ceiling light fixtures and used them to tunnel through the walls, according to the staffer and internal documents. Erin Einhorn, NBC News, 22 June 2022 The company wants to tunnel underground to drill and explore the prospect from below the surface, allowing a more thorough look at the mineral resource, Moselle said. Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 16 June 2022 Their filaments tunnel through the earth, taking available soil nutrients and converting them through enzymes into food for the vines. Michelle Williams, Forbes, 16 June 2022 Then we were asked to look deeply into a spinning Optical Swirl that seemed to tunnel in and out of its spirals. Tom Teicholz, Forbes, 5 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English tonel cask, tun, from Anglo-French, from tone tun

First Known Use

Noun

1508, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Verb

1795, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tunnel was in 1508
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2770 COCA: 3355
tunnel

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + TUNNEL | TUNNEL + VERB | TUNNEL + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVElong, short長隧道;短隧道narrow, wide狹窄的/寬闊的隧道dark黑漆漆的隧道winding蜿蜒的隧道the end of the long, winding tunnel漫長、蜿蜒的隧道的盡頭subterranean, underground地下隧道connecting, entrance, escape, service連接隧道;入口通道;緊急通道;服務隧道hidden, secret隱秘的/秘密的隧道a vast network of secret underground tunnels一個巨大的秘密地下隧道網絡rail, railroad, railway, road, subway, tube (BrE) 鐵路隧道;公路隧道;地鐵隧道sewer污水隧道wind風洞a wind tunnel for aerodynamic experiments進行空氣動力學實驗的風洞VERB + TUNNELgo through, use穿過/使用隧道disappear into, enter, go into消失在隧道中;進入隧道The train disappeared into a tunnel.火車消失在隧道中。come out of, leave從隧道出來;離開隧道bore, build, construct, dig, drill, excavate, make開鑿隧道;修建隧道;挖地道They've built a new tunnel through the mountain.他們修了一條新的穿山隧道。The initial section of tunnel had to be dug by hand.隧道的起始部份不得不用人工挖掘。TUNNEL + VERBrun隧道伸展A service tunnel runs between the two buildings.兩座大樓之間有一條服務隧道。lead隧道通往⋯a tunnel leading into the hill通進山裏的隧道connect隧道連接⋯Adriana hid in the tunnel connecting the house with the stables.阿德里安娜藏在連接房子和馬廐的地道裏。open out, open up隧道變得開闊The tunnel opened out into a large cavern.隧道通往一處大洞穴。TUNNEL + NOUNentrance, floor, mouth, roof, wall隧道進口;隧道底板;隧道口;隧道頂板;隧道壁system隧道系統the tunnel system below the building建築物下面的隧道系統PREPOSITIONthrough a/the tunnel穿過隧道PHRASESa labyrinth of tunnels, a maze of tunnels, a network of tunnels, a series of tunnels, a system of tunnels迷宮般的洞穴;龐大的隧道系統We got lost in the maze of tunnels.我們在迷宮般的隧道內迷路了。The badger sett had twelve entrances to what must have been a labyrinth of tunnels.這個貛穴有 12 個入口,內部必是迷宮般的地道。

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