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dens

英 [dɛnz]

美 [dɛnz]

n.  兽穴; 兽窝; 窝点,窝子(尤指为非法或邪恶活动秘密聚会处); 休息室
den的第三人称单数和复数

比较级:denser 最高级:densest 

医学

BNC.20020

柯林斯词典

  • (狮子、狐狸等野生动物的)兽穴,兽窝
    Adenis the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes.
    1. (家里用来学习、工作或从事业余爱好的)书房,私室
      Yourdenis a quiet room in your house where you can go to study, work, or carry on a hobby without being disturbed.
      1. N-COUNT (通常指为了从事非法活动的)秘密聚集处,窝点,巢穴
        Adenis a secret place where people meet, usually for a dishonest purpose.
        1. I could provide you with the addresses of at least three illegal drinking dens.
          我可以为你提供至少 3 处非法饮酒窝点的地址。
        2. ...the crack dens of urban America.
          美国城市中的可卡因毒窟
      2. N-COUNT (某一不良行为或非法活动的猖獗)场所,渊薮
        If you describe a place as aden ofa particular type of bad or illegal behaviour, you mean that a lot of that type of behaviour goes on there.
        1. ...the one-bedroomed flat that was to become his den of savage debauchery.
          即将成为他野蛮放荡之所的一居室公寓
        2. ...a den of greed.
          贪欲横行之地

      双语例句

      • At large again, he had no place to go except to his usual drinking dens, where he was finally captured.
        越狱后,他除了出入在通常饮酒的贼窝以外,无处可去,在那里,他终于再次被捕。
      • While damming streams and building dens may be basic rights of passage for their parents 'and grandparents' generation, the National Trust is offering a helping hand for today's youngsters who have yet to experience such character-building activities.
        筑水坝和筑巢对于他们的父母和祖父母而言也许是是一件很容易的事,而如今的孩子却需要通过国民信托的帮助才能融入这种筑造过程。
      • Polar bears can smell the seals and break in the roof, so a mother often has several dens.
        北极熊可以闻到海豹的气味并打破洞穴的顶部,因此海豹妈妈通常都有好几个洞穴。
      • Above the critical temperature and under high pressure the vapor may become as dens and as incompressible as the liquid at lower temperature.
        在临界温度以上和高压下,蒸汽密度可能变得象在低温下液体那样稠密且不可压缩。
      • Rocks, caves,/ lakes, fens,/ bogs, dens,/ and shades/ of death
        岩石、洞穴、湖泊、沼泽、泥塘、兽窝,以及死亡的阴影
      • Meerkat and civet mothers both give birth in underground dens, but their commonalities end there.
        麝香猫和猫鼬妈妈都喜欢在地下洞穴生宝宝,但它们的共同点也仅此而已。
      • In winter bears usually hibernate in their dens.
        冬天熊通常在穴里冬眠。
      • While hibernating, bears stay in their dens, which are filled with leaves to make their stay more comfortable and warmer.
        休眠时,熊呆在他们的窝点,其中充满了叶,使他们的逗留更舒适和温暖。
      • The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.
        百兽进入穴中、卧在洞内。
      • Fortunately, the dens were built to be bear-proof, so we don't think they have sustained any structural damage.
        幸运的是,全部兽舍都非常牢固,我们不认为它们受到了任何结构性的损坏。