新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

den

英  [den]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • dens

    1[C 可数名词] 兽窝

    A den is the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes.

    2[C 可数名词] 进行秘密活动的场所 , 窝点

    A den is a secret place where people meet, usually for a dishonest purpose.

    双语例句

    例:

    I could provide you with the addresses of at least three illegal drinking dens.

    我能向你提供至少3个秘密非法饮酒窝点的地址。

    3[C 可数名词] (某一不良行为或违法活动的)聚集地

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    this den of iniquity called New York City.

    这个被称作纽约市的罪恶之地。

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