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Den N Count Place Illegal 例:...The Type 英[Den 美[Dɛn

单词 den
音标
英[den] 美[dɛn]
解释
n.兽穴;贼窝;简陋污秽的小室;书斋;vi.穴居;藏到洞里;进窝(冬眠);把…赶入洞中;
例句

N-COUNT
(狮子、狐狸等野生动物的)兽穴,兽窝
A den is the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes.

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(家里用来学习、工作或从事业余爱好的)书房,私室
Your den is a quiet room in your house where you can go to study, work, or carry on a hobby without being disturbed.

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(通常指为了从事非法活动的)秘密聚集处,窝点,巢穴
A den is a secret place where people meet, usually for a dishonest purpose.
例:I could provide you with the addresses of at least three illegal drinking dens.我可以为你提供至少 3 处非法饮酒窝点的地址。
例:...the crack dens of urban America.美国城市中的可卡因毒窟

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(某一不良行为或非法活动的猖獗)场所,渊薮
If you describe a place as a den of a particular type of bad or illegal behaviour, you mean that a lot of that type of behaviour goes on there.
例:...the one-bedroomed flat that was to become his den of savage debauchery.即将成为他野蛮放荡之所的一居室公寓
例:...a den of greed.贪欲横行之地
变形
third:dens~done:denned~pl:dens~ing:denning~past:denned~

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