lair

FREQ #10724

n. 兽穴, 兽窝, 泥潭 vi. 进入兽穴, 在泥中打滚 vt. 放于穴中, 使陷入泥潭

发音

UK /lɛə/
其它 /lɜː(ɹ)/
SCOT /leɹ/
US /lɛɚ/
AU /leː/

词形变化

lairs 复数 lairs 三单 lairing 现在分词 laired 过去式 laired 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.

    巢穴

    兽穴

    兽窟

    兽窝

  2. 2.

    A shed or shelter for domestic animals.

  3. 3.

    A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    A bed or resting place.

    方言
  5. 5.

    A grave; a cemetery plot.

    苏格兰

    […] but few knew the reason, and some thought it was because the deceased were strangers, and had no regular lair. I dressed the two bonny orphans in the best mourning at my own cost […]

  6. 6.

    A group where pickup artists meet to discuss and practise seduction techniques.

  7. 1.

    A bog; a mire.

    苏格兰
  8. 1.

    A person who dresses in a showy but tasteless manner and behaves in a vulgar and conceited way; a show-off.

    澳大利亚 新西兰 非正式
  9. 1.

    Obsolete form of layer.

    废旧
v.
  1. 1.

    To rest; to dwell.

  2. 2.

    To lay down.

  3. 3.

    To bury.

  4. 1.

    To mire.

    苏格兰 及物
  5. 2.

    To become mired.

    苏格兰 不及物

词汇关系

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词源

From Middle English leir, leire, lair, lare, from Old English leġer (“couch, bed”), from Proto-Germanic *legrą, from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ-.

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