den

美 [den]英 [den]
  • n.兽穴;窝点,窝子(尤指为非法或邪恶活动秘密聚会处);书斋;休息室;兽窝;(儿童的)隐蔽玩耍处
  • vi.穴居;进窝(冬眠);藏到洞里;把…赶入洞中

复数: dens 过去式: denned 现在分词: denning 过去分词: denned 第三人称单数: dens

denden

noun

1

兽穴;兽窝
the hidden home of some types of wild animal

a bear's/lion's den

熊的 / 狮子的洞穴

2

窝点,窝子(尤指为非法或邪恶活动秘密聚会处)
a place where people meet in secret, especially for some illegal or immoral activity

a den of thieves

贼窝

a drinking/gambling den

酗酒窝点;赌窟

He thought of New York as a den of iniquity .

他把纽约视为罪恶的渊薮。

3

休息室
a room in a house where people go to relax, watch television, etc.

4

书斋;书房
a room in a house where a person can work or study without being disturbed

He would often retire to his den.

他往往是回自己的书房去。

5

(儿童的)隐蔽玩耍处
a secret place, often made roughly with walls and a roof, where children play

They made themselves a den in the woods.

他们在树林里为自己搭了个窝,在里面玩。

习语

a difficult situation in which you have to face a person or people who are unfriendly or aggressive towards you

den

频次

  • 1
    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.

  • 2
    N-COUNT (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.

  • 3
    N-COUNT (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.

    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。

  • 4
    N-COUNT (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.

    ...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

noun

1
a room that is comfortable and secluded
2
a unit of 8 to 10 cub scouts
3
a hiding place;usually a remote place used by outlaws
Synonym: hideout hideaway
4
the habitation of wild animals
Synonym: lair

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  1. Sussenbach needs two more people to help him tranquilize the bear , safely remove it from underneath the porch and take it to a den in one of the state 's game lands .

    为了在不惊动这只熊的情况下,将其安全地从门廊下转移到该州狩猎区的一处兽穴中去,聚森巴赫还需要两个帮手。

  2. The whole thickness of a house and a multitude of uninhabited rooms separated this den from the boulevard , and the only window that existed opened on waste lands enclosed with walls and palisades .

    整所房子的进深和许多间没人住的空屋子把这兽穴从大路隔离开来,它唯一的窗户又正对着一片被围在砖墙和木栅栏里的大荒地。

  3. They made themselves a den in the woods .

    他们在树林里为自己搭了个窝,在里面玩。

  4. 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。

  5. Female bears tend to line their dens with leaves or grass .

    母熊往往会在洞穴里垫些树叶或草。

  6. Den had dug a deep hole in the centre of the garden

    德恩在花园的中央挖了一个深洞。

  7. A disco isn 't exactly a den of iniquity .

    迪斯科舞厅并非藏污纳垢之处。

  8. The public security men drove straight to the bandits ' den with the suddenness of thunder bolt .

    公安人员以迅雷不及掩耳之势直捣匪巢。

  9. The tiger retired to its den .

    那只虎退回巢穴。

  10. The den of the drug dealers was completely destroyed by the police .

    毒贩子的老窝被警察连锅端了。

  11. He found himself in a den of thieves .

    他发现自己陷入了贼窝。

  12. Nobody dared to enter the den of tigers .

    没有人敢闯虎穴。

  13. There is a big fox den on the back hill .

    后山有一个很大的狐狸窝。

  14. The only way to catch tiger cubs is to go into tiger 's den .

    不入虎穴焉得虎子。

  15. From now on , Dorothy Denning 's IDES model was come into being .

    在这之后,桃乐茜·顿宁(DorothyDenning)的IDES(入侵检测专家系统)模型产生了

  16. The whole thing is in my den in long island .

    所有证据都在我长岛的家中。

  17. Western hunt group , get back to the den .

    西部狼群回你们地盘去

  18. well , spose him one whale eye , well , den !

    好,就当它是一只鲸的眼睛,那么!

  19. Cultural Den of Ancient Chinese Medicine Development

    古代中医药发展的文化渊薮

  20. An approach to the feedback mode of Den valve position

    DEH阀门位置反馈方式的探讨

  21. Crime can take place anywhere , especially a gambling den .

    任何地方都可能发生犯罪行为,尤其是在赌场。

  22. He thought of New York as a den of iniquity .

    他认为纽约是个藏污纳垢之处。

  23. You 're going to stay near the den where it 's safe .

    你待在家附近,安全起见。

  24. The Influence of Hot and Cold on Biological Features of Rat Hepatic Cancer Model Induced by DEN

    寒热刺激对二乙基亚硝胺诱发性肝癌模型大鼠肿瘤生物学特性的影响

  25. She is absolutely nothing like my den mother .

    她绝对一点也不像我的童子军女训导。

  26. Diagnosis and treatment of odontoid process fracture of dens combined with nearby structure injuries

    齿状突合并周围骨折的诊断和治疗

  27. Our rat 's just come out of his den .

    我们的老鼠出洞了

  28. They said you had a meeting . they 're in the den .

    他们说你在开会,正坐里面等你呢。

  29. But a small portion of undesirable elements also make use of rented dens .

    但是一小部分不良分子也利用租用的窝点。

  30. The cells were take into six group by 1 × 106 / ml dens .

    调整细胞密度为1×106个/ml,将细胞分为6组。

  • 习语

n.

to beard the lion in his den

进狮穴捋狮须(敢于触犯有权势者)
to go to see an important or powerful person to tell them that you disagree with them, that you want sth, etc.

the lion's den

龙潭虎穴
a difficult situation in which you have to face a person or people who are unfriendly or aggressive towards you

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