borehole

/ˈbɔːhəʊl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbɔːrhəʊl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbȯr-ˌhōl/ (ame, mw)

borehole — noun

  • boreholesingular
  • boreholesplural

1. a narrow hole drilled deep into the earth to reach water, oil, or gas below the

1.名詞C1
釋義

a narrow hole drilled deep into the earth to reach water, oil, or gas below the surface

例句

Lan helped drill a borehole behind the village school for clean water.

drill a borehole for water

After weeks of dry weather, the farm got water from a new borehole.

water from a borehole

同義詞
  • well

    broader everyday word, often for a built source of water

  • shaft

    usually wider and often linked to mining or building work

文法句型

drill a borehole

water from a borehole

用法筆記

Usually follows verbs such as drill, sink, or cap. It refers to a man-made deep hole, not to a natural cave or crack in the ground.

常見錯誤

❌The cave opened into a borehole.
✅The cave opened into a shaft.
💡a borehole is drilled by people, not a natural underground space.