| 词汇 | grotto |
| 释义 | grotto noun[ C ] uk /ˈɡrɒt.əʊ/ us /ˈɡrɑː.t̬oʊ/pluralgrottoes or grottos a small cave, especially one that is made to look attractive小洞穴;（尤指用于美化的）人工洞穴 Geography: caves, cracks & crevices cave cavern chimney crack crater cratered crevasse crevice fissure furrow gouge gulf hole pit pothole relocation rut rutty speleologist stalagmite grotto | American Dictionarygrotto noun[ C ] us/ˈɡrɑt̬·oʊ/pluralgrottoes or grottos a small cave or an artificial structure that is like a cave, esp. one used for religious purposes Examples of grottogrotto Much the same could be said of the exotic plants in the parks' inevitable conservatories as well as the statues, grottoes, fountains and pavilions. Sculpted from the earth, the mannerist grotto was to reveal the essence of natural creativity. I think you called it the grotto. The former is to be a traditional form of grotto, rather on the lines of that in 1851. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The grotto is to be in the traditional form of a grotto. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be no music in the grotto; it will be perfectly quiet. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As it stands, it does, so we would have to investigate not only whether my house has disabled access, but whether his grotto does. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not even suggested that there should be a hermit, as there often was in grottos like this in the 18th century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The grotto and the tree walk are to be rather special constructions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What age limit is there to the use of the underground grotto and the series of other grottoes? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For some buildings—and perhaps grottoes—the necessary modifications will not be practical. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe it is because these two grottos of relations have got quite out of touch with each other, do not fit in with each other. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now it is quite clear that this is to be a grotto without any funny things or anything of an unseemly character happening as one goes round. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Just beyond the pond is a grotto flanked by two portals. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Just outside the main grotto are rimstone pools in which visitors can wallow in the shallow river as the water rushes past. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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