den

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n. 兽穴, 洞穴 [法] 匪巢, 贼窝

发音

CA /ˈdɛn/
US /ˈdɛn/
UK /ˈdɛn/
US /ˈdɪ̟n/

词形变化

dens 复数 denned denning dens 三单 dens denning 现在分词 denned 过去式 denned 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

把……赶进洞穴

动词

藏到洞里；住在肮脏简陋的小房间里

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.

    a den of robbers

    Daniel was put into the lions’ den.

  2. 2.

    A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.

    a den of vice

    an opium den; a gambling den

  3. 3.

    A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.

    Near-synonyms: family room, sunroom, Florida room, Arizona room, rec room, playroom

  4. 4.

    Synonym of fort (“structure improvised from furniture, etc. for playing games.”).

    Our little girls love using bedsheets and other stuff around the house to make dens in the living room and pretending they're on adventures.

  5. 5.

    A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.

    苏格兰 英国 废旧
  6. 6.

    A group of Cub Scouts of the same age who work on projects together.

    巢穴

    兽穴

    兽窟

    兽窝

  7. 1.

    Abbreviation of denier (a unit of weight).

  8. 1.

    Alternative form of dene.

v.
  1. 1.

    To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.

  2. 2.

    Of an animal, to use as a den; to take up residence in.

    不及物 生物 动物学
adv.
  1. 1.

    Pronunciation spelling of then, representing AAVE, Bermuda English.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

lair hideout hideaway

上位词 5

room unit habitation hiding place social unit

整体词 6

home dwelling abode habitation domicile dwellinghouse

相关短语

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词源

From Middle English den, from Old English denn (“den, lair (of a beast), cave; a swine-pasture, a woodland pasture for swine”), from Proto-West Germanic *dani (“threshing-floor, barn-floor”). Cognate with Scots den (“den, lair”), Middle Dutch denne (“burrow, den, cave, attic”), Dutch den (“ship's deck, threshing-floor, mountain floor”), Middle Low German denne, danne (“threshing-floor, small dale”), German Tenne (“threshing-floor, barn for threshing”).

来源：wiktionary