borehole

IPA/ˈbɔːhəʊl/
IPA/ˈbɔːrhəʊl/

borehole — 名詞

  • 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

鑽孔井

為取地下水、油或氣而鑽出的深孔

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.

Lan 幫忙在村裡學校後方鑽一口鑽孔井，好取乾淨的水。

drill a borehole for water

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

乾旱了幾週後，農場開始從新打好的鑽孔井取水。

water from a borehole

常見搭配
  • drill a borehole
  • sink a borehole
  • borehole water
  • borehole cover
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.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • borehole water
  • borehole cover
  • borehole pump

常用片語

  • drill a borehole
  • sink a borehole