grotto
英 [ˈɡrɒtəʊ]
美 [ˈɡrɑːtoʊ]
n. 洞穴; (尤指园林等中的)人工洞穴
复数：grottos
BNC.20055 / COCA.17656
同义词辨析
holecavecavitygrotto【导航词义：洞，穴】
holen. 洞，穴
〔辨析〕
普通用词，泛指固体物中的空间或某物可穿过的空间。
〔例证〕
There was a small hole in the road.
路上有个小坑。
The explosion tore a hole in the wall.
墙被炸出一个洞。
A mole dug a hole near the wall.
鼹鼠在墙边打了一个洞。
路上有个小坑。
The explosion tore a hole in the wall.
墙被炸出一个洞。
A mole dug a hole near the wall.
鼹鼠在墙边打了一个洞。
caven. 洞穴
〔辨析〕
指较大的天然洞窟，如山洞、岩洞等，也可指人造的窑洞。
〔例证〕
The cliffs are riddled with caves.
岩壁上布满洞穴。
The entry of the cave was hidden by trees.
洞穴的入口被树丛遮掩。
岩壁上布满洞穴。
The entry of the cave was hidden by trees.
洞穴的入口被树丛遮掩。
cavityn. 〈正式〉洞，空穴，腔
〔辨析〕
比 hole 正式，指实体内或表面的空洞或空腔。
〔例证〕
That is actually a cavity in the earth.
那其实是一个地下洞穴。
There is a cavity in one of my teeth.
我的一颗牙齿上有个蛀洞。
The heart is located roughly in the center of the chest cavity.
心脏大致位于胸腔的中央。
那其实是一个地下洞穴。
There is a cavity in one of my teeth.
我的一颗牙齿上有个蛀洞。
The heart is located roughly in the center of the chest cavity.
心脏大致位于胸腔的中央。
grotton. 洞穴，石室
〔辨析〕
指较小的、吸引人的洞穴、岩穴、石窟等，可以是天然的，也可以是人工开凿的。
〔例证〕
The grotto is not accessible at present.
该石窟目前不可进入。
He found a beautiful grotto, whose entrance was hidden by vines.
他发现了一个漂亮的洞穴，入口被藤蔓遮掩着。
该石窟目前不可进入。
He found a beautiful grotto, whose entrance was hidden by vines.
他发现了一个漂亮的洞穴，入口被藤蔓遮掩着。
牛津词典
noun
- 洞穴；（尤指园林等中的）人工洞穴
a small cave , especially one that has been made artificially, for example in a garden
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 洞穴；岩洞；岩穴
Agrottois a small cave with interesting or attractively shaped rocks.- Water trickles through an underground grotto.
水沿着地下岩洞流淌。
- Water trickles through an underground grotto.
英英释义
noun
- a small cave (usually with attractive features)
双语例句
- Water trickles through an underground grotto.
水沿着地下岩洞流淌。 - Research on Niche Lintel Decorative Pattern of Sui Danasty in Mogao Grotto of Dunhuang
敦煌莫高窟隋代龛楣装饰图案研究 - Grotto art visually shows the godship with humanization and the course of humanization, which gradually changed to be godship.
石窟艺术形象展示了人性化的神性，以及逐渐转化为神性的人性化过程。 - Most of the big stores have a santa's grotto in the weeks before christmas.
在圣诞节前的几个星期里许多大商场都设有圣诞老人洞穴。 - There was most likely an extension towards a smaller grotto to the east-south-east.
之前可能有向著东南东方延伸的一个小洞穴。 - Research in Pigments of Mural Painting of the Second and Sixth Grotto of Eastern Thousand-Buddha Cave in Gansu Province
甘肃东千佛洞二窟和七窟壁画使用颜料的研究莫高窟盛唐未完工中唐补绘洞窟之初探 - "Grotto of Dante". It is considered to remind of Hell as described by the Italian writer.
“但丁石窟”。人们认为这里是意大利作家所描述的地狱的提醒。 - The grotto art on Xumi mountain and Shikong mountain are remains of an ancient civilization.
宁夏的须弥山石窟和石空山石窟，便是古代文明的留存。 - He had lost all hope of detecting the secret of the grotto;
他对于探索岩洞的秘密已感到毫无希望了。 - He glanced around this second grotto; it was, like the first, empty.
他环视了一下这第二个洞窟，它象第一个一样，也是空空的一无所有。