英语词组cave是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

an Aladdin's cave

A place full of treasures. (In The Arabian Nights, Aladdin finds a magic lamp in a cave.) I know you think your garage is full of junk, but to an antiques collector like me, it's an Aladdin's cave!

man cave

A room or area of a house designated for a man to retreat from the rest of his family and relax or engage in hobbies. My husband is watching the football game in his man cave right now.

cave in

1. verb To collapse into a hollow area below, as of a physical structure or formation. We were able to get the kids out of the house before the roof caved in.

2. verb To collapse, faint, or die, as from over-exertion. I hardly remember the end of the marathon because I caved in as soon as I crossed the finish line.

3. verb To submit, concede, or yield (to someone or something); to surrender or acknowledge defeat. Under the threat of a strike, the management caved in and agreed to reinstate annual pay increases for all employees.

4. noun A collapse into a hollow area below, as of a physical structure or formation. When used as a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. The fear of every miner is a cave-in.

the roof caves in

The situation collapses; everything goes wrong. Typically used in the past tense. I was living paycheck to paycheck and getting by OK, but then the roof caved in. I lost my job, and then my car and my house.

keep cave

old-fashioned To remain vigilant or carefully watchful (for something or someone); to act as a guard or watch. In this phrase, "cave" derives from a Latin word meaning "beware." The gang employed youths from the area to keep cave and give a signal if any police officers arrived. I offered to keep cave at the door, as I had no intention of risking my life in that creepy old house.

cave in

[for a roof or ceiling] to collapse. The roof of the mine caved in when no one was there. The tunnel caved in on the train.

cave in (to someone or something)

Fig. to give in to someone or something. Finally, the manager caved in to the customer's demands. I refuse to cave in under pressure from my opponent.

cave in

1. Fall in, collapse, as in The earthquake made the walls cave in. [Early 1700s]

2. Give in, admit defeat, as in The prosecutor's questions soon made the witness cave in. [Early 1800s]

3. Collapse, faint, or die from exhaustion, as in After a twenty-mile hike I caved in. [Mid-1800s]

an Aladdin's cave

a place full of valuable objects.

keep cave

act as lookout. school slang

Cave is a Latin word meaning ‘beware!’ Pronounced as one or two syllables, cave was the traditional warning uttered by a schoolchild to let others know that a teacher was approaching.

an Aladdin’s ˈcave

a place full of valuable or interesting objects: He kept for his private pleasure an Aladdin’s cave of stolen masterpieces.This expression comes from a story in The Arabian Nights. Aladdin was trapped in a cave full of gold and jewels by a magician.

cave in

To give way; collapse: The sides of the snow fort caved in. The mine shaft caved in on a group of miners, but fortunately they were rescued.

词组	cave
释义	cave 1. noun 1 a deep sore at the site of repeated drug injections US, 1973. 2 the vagina. From the conventional meaning (a large hole or crevice) UK, 2001.► keep caveto keep a lookout. Extends from CAVE! pronounced 'kay-vee' (beware!); school slang UK, 1906 2. verb to have sex with someone US, 1973 idiomcavean Aladdin's cave of sthLot/A large number of amount a place where a lot of a particular type of thing can be found, especially something interesting or unusual:Garbo's New York apartment became an Aladdin's cave of treasures.Honest Ed's in Toronto is a five-storey Aladdin's cave of the cheap and gaudy. phrasecave[caved, caved, caving] cave in 1. cave in • *cave sth* in** • cave in sth if a roof, ceiling, or wall caves in, or if something caves it in, it breaks and falls down: The blast caused the roof of the Grand Hotel to cave in. The tunnel had to be closed after an explosion caved the roof in.cave in on sb/sth The whole building shook and I thought the walls and ceiling were going to cave in on me.■ SIMILAR TO: fall in2. cave in to agree to do something that you opposed before, because someone has persuaded you or threatened you: The council refused to give permission for a new stadium to be built, but then caved in when the baseball team threatened to leave town.cave in to sb's demands Successive personnel managers had always caved in to Clasper's demands, because they knew that he would win in the end.cave in to pressure The government caved in to pressure from property developers, and abandoned the proposed new building restrictions.■ SIMILAR TO: give in, capitulate formal an Aladdin's cave A place full of treasures. (In The Arabian Nights, Aladdin finds a magic lamp in a cave.) I know you think your garage is full of junk, but to an antiques collector like me, it's an Aladdin's cave! man cave A room or area of a house designated for a man to retreat from the rest of his family and relax or engage in hobbies. My husband is watching the football game in his man cave right now. cave in 1. verb To collapse into a hollow area below, as of a physical structure or formation. We were able to get the kids out of the house before the roof caved in. 2. verb To collapse, faint, or die, as from over-exertion. I hardly remember the end of the marathon because I caved in as soon as I crossed the finish line. 3. verb To submit, concede, or yield (to someone or something); to surrender or acknowledge defeat. Under the threat of a strike, the management caved in and agreed to reinstate annual pay increases for all employees. 4. noun A collapse into a hollow area below, as of a physical structure or formation. When used as a noun, the phrase is usually hyphenated. The fear of every miner is a cave-in. the roof caves in The situation collapses; everything goes wrong. Typically used in the past tense. I was living paycheck to paycheck and getting by OK, but then the roof caved in. I lost my job, and then my car and my house. keep cave old-fashioned To remain vigilant or carefully watchful (for something or someone); to act as a guard or watch. In this phrase, "cave" derives from a Latin word meaning "beware." The gang employed youths from the area to keep cave and give a signal if any police officers arrived. I offered to keep cave at the door, as I had no intention of risking my life in that creepy old house. cave in [for a roof or ceiling] to collapse. The roof of the mine caved in when no one was there. The tunnel caved in on the train. cave in (to someone or something) Fig. to give in to someone or something. Finally, the manager caved in to the customer's demands. I refuse to cave in under pressure from my opponent. cave in 1. Fall in, collapse, as in The earthquake made the walls cave in. [Early 1700s] 2. Give in, admit defeat, as in The prosecutor's questions soon made the witness cave in. [Early 1800s] 3. Collapse, faint, or die from exhaustion, as in After a twenty-mile hike I caved in. [Mid-1800s] an Aladdin's cave a place full of valuable objects. keep cave act as lookout. school slang Cave is a Latin word meaning ‘beware!’ Pronounced as one or two syllables, cave was the traditional warning uttered by a schoolchild to let others know that a teacher was approaching. an Aladdin’s ˈcave a place full of valuable or interesting objects: He kept for his private pleasure an Aladdin’s cave of stolen masterpieces.This expression comes from a story in The Arabian Nights. Aladdin was trapped in a cave full of gold and jewels by a magician. cave in v. To give way; collapse: The sides of the snow fort caved in. The mine shaft caved in on a group of miners, but fortunately they were rescued.
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