tunnel

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Hầm, đường hầm

BrE /ˈtʌnəl/ AmE /ˈtʌnəl/

noun en → vi

1 STRUCTURE [countable] A2

Hầm, đường hầm

a passage that goes under or through something, such as a hill or mountain, and is covered by a roof or walls

  • the tunnel to/from somewhere

Collocations railway tunnel · underground tunnel

  • The train went through a long tunnel.

    Tàu hỏa đi qua một đường hầm dài.

2 HOLE [countable] B1

Lỗ thông, lỗ hổng

a hole that goes into something, such as the ground or a wall

  • the tunnel in/through sth

Collocations rat's tunnel · wormhole tunnel

  • The rats dug a tunnel under the house.

    Chuột đã đào một lỗ thông dưới nhà.

3 METAPHORICAL [countable] B2

Trạng thái tập trung hoàn toàn vào một điều gì đó

a situation in which someone is not aware of what is happening around them because they are concentrating very hard on something else

  • be in a tunnel
  • She was in a tunnel, completely focused on her work.

    Cô ấy đang tập trung hoàn toàn vào công việc của mình.