caving['keiviŋ]

• vt.
  • cave¹的变形
• n.
  • 洞穴探险；洞穴探险的爱好

cave¹[keiv]

• n.
  • 洞穴，窑洞；山洞
  • 地窖
  • 冒顶，塌落
  • [英国俚语] 脱党；(一群)脱党者
  • (为免受放射性物质辐射常遥控操作的)屏蔽工作室(或区)
• vt.
  • 挖空；使崩溃；损坏；在…挖洞：

    to cave the banks

    挖空堤岸

• vi.
  • 倒塌；垮台：

    Their vegetable cellar caved suddenly yesterday.

    他们的菜窖昨天突然倒塌。

    The roof of the old house will cave in any time.

    这所老房子的屋顶随时会塌下来。

  • [口语] 屈服；认输；投降 (常与in连用)：

    They begged their teacher to take them to the park until she caved in.

    他们央求老师带他们去公园，直到她答应才罢休。

• 变形:

  vt.caved.caving