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the lair of [animal]
lair 作名词（兽穴）时，后接 of 表示‘某动物的巢穴’，也可说 a lion's lair。
The cave was the lair of a mountain lion.
这个洞穴是一只美洲狮的巢穴。
兽穴
lairs — plural of lair
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
兽穴
lair
The cave was the lair of a mountain lion.
这个洞穴是一只美洲狮的巢穴。
野生动物居住的地方,常为洞穴或地洞
A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
野兽的栖息地
the habitation of wild animals
家畜的棚舍或庇护所
A shed or shelter for domestic animals.
罪犯、超级英雄或超级反派居住的地方；避难所、藏身处
A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.
The fox returned to its lair after hunting all night.
狐狸整夜捕猎后回到了自己的兽穴。
The bear's lair was hidden among the rocks at the foot of the mountain.
熊的兽穴隐藏在山脚下的岩石间。
When the storm began, the wolves took shelter in their lair.
暴风雨来临时，狼群在它们的兽穴里躲避。
lair 作名词（兽穴）时，后接 of 表示‘某动物的巢穴’，也可说 a lion's lair。
The cave was the lair of a mountain lion.
这个洞穴是一只美洲狮的巢穴。
lair 前常用物主代词（its, his 等）或名词所有格，说明巢穴的主人。
The fox slept soundly in its lair.
狐狸在自己的巢穴里睡得很熟。
lair 可引申指人的躲藏处或老巢，如 a criminal's lair。
The detective followed the criminal into his lair.
侦探跟着罪犯进入了他的巢穴。
Not this
The wolf went back to lair.
Use this
The wolf went back to its lair.
lair 是可数名词单数，不能单独使用；前面需要限定词（如 its、the）。中文没有冠词和所有格习惯，学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
The bird returned to its lair to feed the chicks.
Use this
The bird returned to its nest to feed the chicks.
lair 专指野兽或猛兽的巢穴，鸟的巢应该用 nest。这是语义搭配上的混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
狼的巢穴
The hikers discovered a wolf's lair among the rocks.
徒步者在岩石间发现了一个狼的巢穴。
隐藏的巢穴
The hidden lair was deep in the forest.
那个隐藏的巢穴在森林深处。
返回巢穴
The fox returned to its lair before sunrise.
狐狸在日出前返回了它的巢穴。
在巢穴里
The air was damp inside the lair.
巢穴里空气潮湿。
野生动物的巢穴
The cave was the lair of a wild animal.
这个洞穴是野生动物的巢穴。
小心食人魔巢穴
In the 2001 animated film Shrek, this sign is placed at the edge of the swamp to warn villagers of the ogre's lair.
在2001年动画电影《怪物史莱克》中，这块标牌放在沼泽边缘，提醒村民小心食人魔的巢穴。
白色蠕虫的巢穴
Bram Stoker's 1911 horror novel tells the story of an ancient serpent that lives in a lair beneath an English estate.
布拉姆·斯托克1911年的恐怖小说讲述了一个古老蛇形怪物住在英国庄园地下巢穴中的故事。
Use lairs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 lair 拆成 l + air：想象野兽在窝里呼吸空气（air），lair 就是兽穴。
语域：neutral 常见场景：自然纪录片解说、动物栖息地描述、文学或故事叙述 该义项“兽穴”多用于书面或描述性文字，如自然文学、纪录片解说；日常口语中更常用 den，整体属于中性表达。
这六个词在美式英语中都与 “lair” 押韵，均含 /ɛr/ 音，尽管拼写不同：bear、care、fair、hair、wear、there。注意拼写相似的 “liar” 发 /ˈlaɪ.ər/，与 “lair” 并不同音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.