sinkhole是什么意思

音标:英 [ˈsɪŋkhəʊl]美 [ˈsɪŋkˌhol]

阴沟口, 污水坑[化] 缩孔

a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

sinkhole的用法和例句：

1. The sinkhole is in there, under that rock.

落水洞就在那里 在岩地下

2. Any more, the whole sinkhole could collapse.

太高的话整个岩坑都会坍塌

3. No sinkhole or waterfall, those must be further downstream.

这里没有落水洞或瀑布 应该在更下游的地方

4. Small enough not to compromise the sinkhole.

这个尺寸足够小 不会影响到落水洞

5. So you don't drill through the sinkhole wall and impale him.

这样你就不会打穿落水洞然后钉死他

6. I can't believe you're gonna be mayor of this sinkhole.

真不敢相信你要当这个阴沟的市长

7. We have to go into the sinkhole and fix it by hand.

我们得进入裂洞 人工修复了

8. It's the sand that's key to there being so few sinkholes in this area.

正是因为沙子 这里才少有天坑

9. But to understand why there's no sinkholes here, we have to get to the shore.

要了解为什么这里没有天坑 我们必须到岸边

10. In fact, it determines how deadly sinkholes are.

事实上 它决定着天坑到底多致命