cave

/keɪv/

意味: 洞窟

例文: Lena decorated her blanket fort like a cave.
    レナが毛布の砦を洞窟のように飾った。

言葉のよくある組み合わせ: explore a cave(洞窟を探検する), cave entrance(洞窟の入口), cave painting(洞窟壁画)

定義: 地面や岩の中に自然にできた大きな穴や空間のことです。洞窟は暗くて湿っていることが多く、動物や人が住んだり、隠れたりする場所として使われることがあります。

caveは約60,000語に1回程度の頻出度です。

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Definitions(定義)

Noun: a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea
Verb: hollow out as if making a cave or opening
Verb: explore natural caves

Parts of Speech(品詞)

Noun, Verb

Examples(例文)

Verb: The river was caving the banks

Synonyms/Antonyms(類語/反意語)

Synonyms(類語): cave, spelunk, undermine

Antonyms(反意語):

Hypernyms/Hyponyms(上位語/下位語)

Hypernyms (General categories)(上位語): explore, geological formation, hollow

Coordinate Terms(同じ上位語をもつもの): aquifer, beach, cave, cavern, cliff, core, delta, diapir, dig, excavate, folium, foreshore, hole, ice mass, lakefront, map, massif, monocline, mouth, natural depression, natural elevation, oceanfront, pioneer, range, relict, ridge, rout, scallop, scoop out, shore, slope, spring, suck in, talus, vein, volcanic crater, wall, water table

Hyponyms (Specific examples)(下位語): cavern, cove, grotto, sap

Derivationally Related Words(派生語)

Derivationally Related Words: cave, spelunker

Categories(カテゴリー)

Domain Categories: general

Usage Category: common

Usage Context: descriptive

Grammatical Notes:
transitive verb

Prefixes/Suffixes(接頭辞/接尾辞)

Prefixes(接頭辞):

Suffixes(接尾辞):

Exam Level

高校レベル

英検2級

Media Appearance(メディア登場例)

Books(洋書): Holes

Movies(映画):

Other Information(その他)

Is Abstract?(抽象的な言葉?) No

Is Emotion Word?(感情的な言葉?) No

Emotion Categories:

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