lair

英 [leə(r)]

美 [ler]

n.  兽穴; 兽窝; (人的)藏身处，躲藏处，独居处

复数：lairs　

GRE

BNC.19267 / COCA.17399

牛津词典

noun

• 兽穴；兽窝
  a place where a wild animal sleeps or hides
• （人的）藏身处，躲藏处，独居处
  a place where sb goes to hide or to be alone

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 兽穴；兽窝；巢穴
  Alairis a place where a wild animal lives, usually a place which is underground or well-hidden.
  1. ...a fox's lair.
     狐狸窝
• N-COUNT 藏匿之所；隐避之处；（尤指）独居处
  Someone'slairis the particular room or hiding place that they go to, especially when they want to get away from other people.
  1. Green recounts how he once went to see Bremner in his lair...
     格林讲述他有一次去布雷姆纳隐居之处看他的经历。
  2. The village was once a pirates' lair.
     这个村子曾一度是海盗藏匿之处。

英英释义

noun

• the habitation of wild animals
  Synonym:den

双语例句

• Proceed, hero, into Terror's lair.
  前进，英雄，进入恐怖的巢穴。
• Destroy the cavern Ignorance and you destroy the lair Crime.
  摧毁这个无知窟窖，那罪恶渊薮也就毁灭掉了。
• If a guest in your lair annoys you, treat him cruelly and without mercy.
  如因一个客己在你的天盘惹恼了你，不要善良，要仁慈天看待他。
• But before he got a chance to use the Demon Soul again, Malfurion Stormrage snuck into Deathwing's lair through the Emerald Dream and stole the Demon Soul.
  但是在他能有机会再次使用恶魔之魂之前，玛法里奥·怒风从翡翠梦境潜入了死亡之翼的巢穴并偷走了恶魔之魂。
• The police tracked the thieves to their lair.
  警察跟踪小偷找到他们的巢穴。
• We stalked the wounded tiger to its lair.
  我们跟踪受伤的老虎到它的兽穴。
• I retired to my lair, and wrote letters.
  我同到我的住处写信。
• When in another's lair, show him respect or else do not go there.
  在别人的天盘中，要显示对他的尊重，否则别来那里。
• He went to the bandits 'lair all by himself!
  他独自一人闯了土匪窝。
• Green recounts how he once went to see Bremner in his lair
  格林讲述他有一次去布雷姆纳隐居之处看他的经历。