Definition of cavernous in English:

cavernous

adjective ˈkavənəsˈkævərnəs

1Like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
（大小、形状或气氛）似大洞穴的
a dismal cavernous hall
一个如洞穴般阴沉的大厅。
Example sentencesExamples
- We arrived in the large, cavernous space that had very few customers and zero atmosphere.
- With domed hall and cavernous corridors that echoed every step, this felt more like a tomb.
- An hour later Kerry was standing in a cavernous Philadelphia conference hall.
- The huge, cavernous interiors of Christian cathedrals dwarf us into silent wonder and then the acoustics have their way.
- She gestured toward a cavernous meeting hall full of clerics and bishops.
- The shop initially stocked products that the firm held in its cavernous warehouse, but quickly saw there was an untapped market for arts and craft materials.
- Suddenly, a drum corps thunders to life, and the students hustle into a cavernous hall, where they snap to attention.
- The saving grace of the cavernous Innis Town Hall, however, is it allows musicians to accompany a film live.
- Tucked away to the side of Debenhams' cavernous cosmetic hall is a room dedicated to serious pampering.
- A huge beautifully styled bar - which managed to lose none of its charm or atmosphere in spite of its cavernous size.
- Radiation and winds emanating from the star have sculpted the Trifid cloud into its current cavernous shape.
- There are four matches being played simultaneously in a cavernous hall, capacity roughly 7000.
- We'd been rehearsing in a cold, cavernous warehouse space at Fort Mason for six weeks.
- There's not even a cross in its cavernous auditorium, which looks more like a modern concert hall than a place of worship.
- The atmosphere created in the cavernous Palau Sant Jordi was extraordinary.
- We pass through the cavernous main entrance hall three times.
- With such a treat in store, it was surprising to see so many empty seats at this second night of the George Piper Dances week at the cavernous Queen Elizabeth Hall.
- Only the cavernous prayer hall is reminiscent of traditional Tibet.
- Walking into the cavernous turbine hall you're faced with a huge brightly lit sun on the opposite wall.
- The cavernous hall isn't sold out, but still, 6000 fans screaming and waving glow sticks is a sight to behold.
Synonyms
extending far down
1. 1.1 Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
  〈喻〉大而深陷的
  his cavernous eyes
  他那深陷的双眼。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Overall, Temptation is a sad affair carried by simplistic melodies that have been mixed and layered to cavernous depths.
  The interior is gothic and cavernous - all dark wood and polish folk songs on the stereo.
  Boxes emerged from closets, beneath beds, and from the cavernous depths of Mother's storage house.
  I wait for the light to switch on in the cavernous depths of his stupidity.
  And if I shake it, I can hear everything inside it rattling around inside its cavernous depths.
  Synonyms
  vast, huge, large, immense, spacious, roomy, airy, commodious, capacious, voluminous, ample, rambling, extensive, high, deep
  hollow, gaping, yawning, unfathomable
  dark, gloomy, dismal, sepulchral

Derivatives

cavernously

adverb

The press conference convened on Tuesday at the cavernously empty Fed Hall.
Example sentencesExamples
- They have inevitably eaten onions recently and are related to those people who sit directly in front of you in a cavernously, echoingly, empty movie theater.
- He turned to the dog, who yawned cavernously and pounded the floor with his tail.
- Every sound was amplified by the metal floor and the cavernously high steel ceiling.
- Carl yawns cavernously, making sure everyone within a ten foot radius catches a glimpse of his tonsils.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French caverneux or Latin cavernosus (from caverna 'cavern').

Rhymes

ravenous

Definition of cavernous in US English:

cavernous

adjectiveˈkævərnəsˈkavərnəs

1Like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere.
（大小、形状或气氛）似大洞穴的
a cavernous warehouse
Example sentencesExamples
- Radiation and winds emanating from the star have sculpted the Trifid cloud into its current cavernous shape.
- A huge beautifully styled bar - which managed to lose none of its charm or atmosphere in spite of its cavernous size.
- The atmosphere created in the cavernous Palau Sant Jordi was extraordinary.
- With such a treat in store, it was surprising to see so many empty seats at this second night of the George Piper Dances week at the cavernous Queen Elizabeth Hall.
- With domed hall and cavernous corridors that echoed every step, this felt more like a tomb.
- We'd been rehearsing in a cold, cavernous warehouse space at Fort Mason for six weeks.
- We arrived in the large, cavernous space that had very few customers and zero atmosphere.
- The huge, cavernous interiors of Christian cathedrals dwarf us into silent wonder and then the acoustics have their way.
- There's not even a cross in its cavernous auditorium, which looks more like a modern concert hall than a place of worship.
- We pass through the cavernous main entrance hall three times.
- She gestured toward a cavernous meeting hall full of clerics and bishops.
- Tucked away to the side of Debenhams' cavernous cosmetic hall is a room dedicated to serious pampering.
- Walking into the cavernous turbine hall you're faced with a huge brightly lit sun on the opposite wall.
- The saving grace of the cavernous Innis Town Hall, however, is it allows musicians to accompany a film live.
- Only the cavernous prayer hall is reminiscent of traditional Tibet.
- The cavernous hall isn't sold out, but still, 6000 fans screaming and waving glow sticks is a sight to behold.
- An hour later Kerry was standing in a cavernous Philadelphia conference hall.
- There are four matches being played simultaneously in a cavernous hall, capacity roughly 7000.
- Suddenly, a drum corps thunders to life, and the students hustle into a cavernous hall, where they snap to attention.
- The shop initially stocked products that the firm held in its cavernous warehouse, but quickly saw there was an untapped market for arts and craft materials.
Synonyms
extending far down
1. 1.1 Giving the impression of vast, dark depths.
  〈喻〉大而深陷的
  his cavernous eyes
  他那深陷的双眼。
  Example sentencesExamples
  And if I shake it, I can hear everything inside it rattling around inside its cavernous depths.
  The interior is gothic and cavernous - all dark wood and polish folk songs on the stereo.
  Boxes emerged from closets, beneath beds, and from the cavernous depths of Mother's storage house.
  I wait for the light to switch on in the cavernous depths of his stupidity.
  Overall, Temptation is a sad affair carried by simplistic melodies that have been mixed and layered to cavernous depths.
  Synonyms
  vast, huge, large, immense, spacious, roomy, airy, commodious, capacious, voluminous, ample, rambling, extensive, high, deep

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French caverneux or Latin cavernosus (from caverna ‘cavern’).

词汇	cavernous
释义	Definition of cavernous in English: cavernous adjective ˈkavənəsˈkævərnəs 1Like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere. （大小、形状或气氛）似大洞穴的 a dismal cavernous hall 一个如洞穴般阴沉的大厅。 Example sentencesExamples We arrived in the large, cavernous space that had very few customers and zero atmosphere. With domed hall and cavernous corridors that echoed every step, this felt more like a tomb. An hour later Kerry was standing in a cavernous Philadelphia conference hall. The huge, cavernous interiors of Christian cathedrals dwarf us into silent wonder and then the acoustics have their way. She gestured toward a cavernous meeting hall full of clerics and bishops. The shop initially stocked products that the firm held in its cavernous warehouse, but quickly saw there was an untapped market for arts and craft materials. Suddenly, a drum corps thunders to life, and the students hustle into a cavernous hall, where they snap to attention. The saving grace of the cavernous Innis Town Hall, however, is it allows musicians to accompany a film live. Tucked away to the side of Debenhams' cavernous cosmetic hall is a room dedicated to serious pampering. A huge beautifully styled bar - which managed to lose none of its charm or atmosphere in spite of its cavernous size. Radiation and winds emanating from the star have sculpted the Trifid cloud into its current cavernous shape. There are four matches being played simultaneously in a cavernous hall, capacity roughly 7000. We'd been rehearsing in a cold, cavernous warehouse space at Fort Mason for six weeks. There's not even a cross in its cavernous auditorium, which looks more like a modern concert hall than a place of worship. The atmosphere created in the cavernous Palau Sant Jordi was extraordinary. We pass through the cavernous main entrance hall three times. With such a treat in store, it was surprising to see so many empty seats at this second night of the George Piper Dances week at the cavernous Queen Elizabeth Hall. Only the cavernous prayer hall is reminiscent of traditional Tibet. Walking into the cavernous turbine hall you're faced with a huge brightly lit sun on the opposite wall. The cavernous hall isn't sold out, but still, 6000 fans screaming and waving glow sticks is a sight to behold. Synonyms extending far down 1.1 Giving the impression of vast, dark depths. 〈喻〉大而深陷的 his cavernous eyes 他那深陷的双眼。 Example sentencesExamples Overall, Temptation is a sad affair carried by simplistic melodies that have been mixed and layered to cavernous depths. The interior is gothic and cavernous - all dark wood and polish folk songs on the stereo. Boxes emerged from closets, beneath beds, and from the cavernous depths of Mother's storage house. I wait for the light to switch on in the cavernous depths of his stupidity. And if I shake it, I can hear everything inside it rattling around inside its cavernous depths. Synonyms vast, huge, large, immense, spacious, roomy, airy, commodious, capacious, voluminous, ample, rambling, extensive, high, deep hollow, gaping, yawning, unfathomable dark, gloomy, dismal, sepulchral Derivatives cavernously adverb The press conference convened on Tuesday at the cavernously empty Fed Hall. Example sentencesExamples They have inevitably eaten onions recently and are related to those people who sit directly in front of you in a cavernously, echoingly, empty movie theater. He turned to the dog, who yawned cavernously and pounded the floor with his tail. Every sound was amplified by the metal floor and the cavernously high steel ceiling. Carl yawns cavernously, making sure everyone within a ten foot radius catches a glimpse of his tonsils. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French caverneux or Latin cavernosus (from caverna 'cavern'). Rhymes ravenous Definition of cavernous in US English: cavernous adjectiveˈkævərnəsˈkavərnəs 1Like a cavern in size, shape, or atmosphere. （大小、形状或气氛）似大洞穴的 a cavernous warehouse Example sentencesExamples Radiation and winds emanating from the star have sculpted the Trifid cloud into its current cavernous shape. A huge beautifully styled bar - which managed to lose none of its charm or atmosphere in spite of its cavernous size. The atmosphere created in the cavernous Palau Sant Jordi was extraordinary. With such a treat in store, it was surprising to see so many empty seats at this second night of the George Piper Dances week at the cavernous Queen Elizabeth Hall. With domed hall and cavernous corridors that echoed every step, this felt more like a tomb. We'd been rehearsing in a cold, cavernous warehouse space at Fort Mason for six weeks. We arrived in the large, cavernous space that had very few customers and zero atmosphere. The huge, cavernous interiors of Christian cathedrals dwarf us into silent wonder and then the acoustics have their way. There's not even a cross in its cavernous auditorium, which looks more like a modern concert hall than a place of worship. We pass through the cavernous main entrance hall three times. She gestured toward a cavernous meeting hall full of clerics and bishops. Tucked away to the side of Debenhams' cavernous cosmetic hall is a room dedicated to serious pampering. Walking into the cavernous turbine hall you're faced with a huge brightly lit sun on the opposite wall. The saving grace of the cavernous Innis Town Hall, however, is it allows musicians to accompany a film live. Only the cavernous prayer hall is reminiscent of traditional Tibet. The cavernous hall isn't sold out, but still, 6000 fans screaming and waving glow sticks is a sight to behold. An hour later Kerry was standing in a cavernous Philadelphia conference hall. There are four matches being played simultaneously in a cavernous hall, capacity roughly 7000. Suddenly, a drum corps thunders to life, and the students hustle into a cavernous hall, where they snap to attention. The shop initially stocked products that the firm held in its cavernous warehouse, but quickly saw there was an untapped market for arts and craft materials. Synonyms extending far down 1.1 Giving the impression of vast, dark depths. 〈喻〉大而深陷的 his cavernous eyes 他那深陷的双眼。 Example sentencesExamples And if I shake it, I can hear everything inside it rattling around inside its cavernous depths. The interior is gothic and cavernous - all dark wood and polish folk songs on the stereo. Boxes emerged from closets, beneath beds, and from the cavernous depths of Mother's storage house. I wait for the light to switch on in the cavernous depths of his stupidity. Overall, Temptation is a sad affair carried by simplistic melodies that have been mixed and layered to cavernous depths. Synonyms vast, huge, large, immense, spacious, roomy, airy, commodious, capacious, voluminous, ample, rambling, extensive, high, deep Origin Late Middle English: from Old French caverneux or Latin cavernosus (from caverna ‘cavern’).
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