Word · Frequency #9595
dens
兽穴；兽窝；洞穴
dens is the plural of den.
核心释义
a wild animal's home, cave, or shelter
- 1.
山坡或岩石中的小洞穴,尤指野生动物用作庇护或隐蔽的洞穴
A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.
- 2.
野兽的巢穴
the habitation of wild animals
- 3.
肮脏或破败的地方；藏身处
A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.
- 4.
藏身处；匪窟
a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws
- 5.
不用于正式招待的舒适房间
A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.
- 6.
幼童军团小队
a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
- 7.
堡垒的同义词(用家具等即兴搭建的游戏结构)
Synonym of fort (“structure improvised from furniture, etc. for playing games.”).
- 8.
同龄幼童军一起进行项目的小组
A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together.
脏乱场所；匪窝；藏身处；舒适的小房间；私室；书斋；幼童军小队；（孩子用家具、毯子搭的）游戏堡垒；山坡或岩石中的小洞穴,尤指野生动物用作庇护或隐蔽的洞穴
用法In use
The bear emerged from its den after a long winter.
用法提示：这里 den 是名词，意为野兽栖息的洞穴。
We found a fox den hidden among the rocks.
用法提示：这里 den 是名词，指野兽（狐狸）的巢穴。
The cubs stayed safe inside the lion's den.
用法提示：这里 den 是名词，表示野兽（狮子）的栖身处。
an animal's den
用所有格表示洞穴属于某种动物，也可用 its den 回指。
The fox's den was hidden deep in the hillside.
那只狐狸的洞穴藏在小山深处。
a den of + plural noun
of 后接表示人的名词时，多指从事非法或不良活动的场所，含贬义。
The police raided a den of thieves near the docks.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a bear's den
- 熊的洞穴
- We spotted a bear's den near the hiking trail.我们在远足小径附近发现了一个熊洞。
- a den of thieves
- 贼窝
- The police raided a den of thieves in the old warehouse.警方突袭了旧仓库里的一个贼窝。
- a gambling den
- 赌窝；地下赌场
- The back room was a gambling den hidden from the street.后面那个房间是一个隐蔽的地下赌场。
- an opium den
- 鸦片馆
- In the nineteenth century, opium dens were common in some port cities.十九世纪时，鸦片馆在一些港口城市很常见。
- a den of iniquity
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