snake pit

短语

蛇坑,恐怖的地方,混乱的局面

词形变化

snake pits 复数 snake pits

别名

snakepit

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pit filled with snakes.

  2. 2.

    Any institution (such as a school, prison, hospital, etc.) run in an inept or inhumane way, or full of hostile or treacherous people.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

hell inferno madhouse hellhole sanatorium nuthouse bedlam booby-hatch crazyhouse cuckoo's nest

上位词 8

part region institution asylum mental hospital insane asylum mental institution psychiatric hospital