cave的读音：英式读音为[keɪv]，美式读音为[keɪv]。cave可作名词和动词，作为名词时，中文含义为“山洞”、“洞穴”；作为动词时，中文含义为“塌陷”、“倒塌”、“屈服”、“洞穴潜水”。
cave的基本含义及用法介绍
1、可作名词，意为山洞;洞穴。
例句：Ancient scrolls were found in caves by the Dead Sea.
死海旁边的山洞里发现了古代的卷轴。
The entrance to the cave was infilled by the landowner
山洞的入口被地产的主人给堵上了。
He had always wanted to go caving.
他过去一直想探索洞穴。
They tried digging in a patch just below the cave
他们试着在洞穴正下方的一块地上挖掘。
Ancient people dug caves for their dwellings.
古代人挖洞穴作为住所。
2、可作动词，意为（使）塌陷;倒塌;屈服;洞穴潜水。
例句：The roof of the tunnel caved in.
隧道的顶部塌陷了。
When the tunnel is big enough, the dam caves in.
当隧道发展到一定规模，大坝塌陷。
He was building a covered market which caved in.
他盖的一栋大楼倒塌。
The school committee caved in to the demands of parents.
在家长的要求下，学校委员会最后屈服了。
He won't cave in to the public protest.
他不会向群众的抗议屈服？
Visitors are able to use the facilities for free ping and scuba ping, with underwater caves for cave ping beginners.
在这里游客们可以使用相应的设施进行自由潜水或戴水肺潜水，另外还有供洞穴潜水新手使用的地下水洞。
