pothole
- IPA[ˈpɒthəʊl]
英式
- a depression or hollow in a road surface caused by wear or sinking；a deep natural underground cave formed by the erosion of rock, especially by the action of water.
- produce potholes in (a road surface)；explore underground caves as a pastime
verb: pothole, 3rd person present: potholes, gerund or present participle: potholing, past tense: potholed, past participle: potholed
noun: pothole, plural noun: potholes
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a depression or hollow in a road surface caused by wear or sinking he drove very cautiously over the potholes in the road
- 2. a deep natural underground cave formed by the erosion of rock, especially by the action of water.
- ▪ a deep circular hole in a riverbed formed by the erosion of the rock by the rotation of stones in an eddy.
- ▪ North American a pond formed by a natural hollow in the ground in which water has collected upstream were potholes from the recent rains where a pair of herons stood
動詞
- 1. produce potholes in (a road surface) the road is being torn up and potholed by passing trucks
- 2. British explore underground caves as a pastime my mother and father met while they were potholing
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈpätˌ(h)ōl]
美式
- a depression or hollow in a road surface caused by wear or sinking: he drove very cautiously over the potholes in the road
- produce potholes in (a road surface): the road is being torn up and potholed by passing trucks
Oxford American Dictionary
