rabbit hole

短语

兔子洞

发音

其它

词形变化

rabbit holes 复数

别名

rabbit-hole

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A bizarre world, where everyday rules do not apply.

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  2. 2.

    A way into such a world.

    比喻

    These mushrooms will take you down the rabbit hole, man.

  3. 3.

    A time-consuming tangent or detour, often one from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.

    比喻 引申义

    Near-synonym: rabbit trail (regiolectic)

    I'm also a fan of a really obscure book series, but that's a rabbit hole that we won't get into.

    While writing my paper, my research went down several rabbit holes that were only marginally related and wasted a lot of my time.

  4. 4.

    The initial clue that leads to an alternate reality game.

    比喻 游戏
  5. 5.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rabbit, hole. The entrance to a rabbit warren or burrow; the whole warren or burrow.

词汇关系

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上位词 2

hole hollow

词源

From rabbit + hole. Extended senses reference Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, where Alice travels down a rabbit hole into a bizarre world.

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