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holed up

/hohl/US // hoʊl //UK // (həʊl) //

藏身于此,躲藏起来的,躲藏起来,躲起来

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
    • : a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: a hole in the ground.
    • : the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow.
    • : a small, dingy, or shabby place: I couldn't live in a hole like that.
    • : a place of solitary confinement; dungeon.
    • : an embarrassing position or predicament: to find oneself in a hole.
    • : a cove or small harbor.
    • : a fault or flaw: They found serious holes in his reasoning.
    • : a deep, still place in a stream: a swimming hole.
    • : Sports. a small cavity, into which a marble, ball, or the like is to be played.a score made by so playing.
    • : Golf. the circular opening in a green into which the ball is to be played.a part of a golf course from a tee to the hole corresponding to it, including fairway, rough, and hazards.the number of strokes taken to hit the ball from a tee into the hole corresponding to it.
    • : Informal. opening; slot: The radio program was scheduled for the p.m. hole. We need an experienced person to fill a hole in our accounting department.
    • : Metalworking. one reduction of a section.
    • : Electronics. a mobile vacancy in the electronic structure of a semiconductor that acts as a positive charge carrier and has equivalent mass.
    • : Aeronautics. an air pocket that causes a plane or other aircraft to drop suddenly.
v.有主动词 verb
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    holed, hol·ing.

    • : to make a hole or holes in.
    • : to put or drive into a hole.
    • : Golf. to hit the ball into.
    • : to bore.
v.无主动词 verb
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    holed, hol·ing.

    • : to make a hole or holes.
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    • : hole out, Golf. to strike the ball into a hole: He holed out in five, one over par.
    • : hole up, to go into a hole; retire for the winter, as a hibernating animal.to hide, as from pursuers, the police, etc.: The police think the bank robbers are holed up in Chicago.

Phrases

  • hole in one
  • hole in the wall
  • hole up
  • ace in the hole
  • black hole
  • in a bind (hole)
  • in the hole
  • money burns a hole in one's pocket
  • need like a hole in the head
  • pick holes in
  • square peg in a round hole

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Turns out the watering hole is locally owned and has been around for more than 80 years.

  • Many security holes can be fixed in time for November if states have the technical expertise to do so.

  • It performed best in the crashing waves but could also be surfed in some of the small holes off the current.

  • It’s also important to remember that we’re still very, very deep in the hole we fell into in April, and that job growth in the private sector is slowing.

  • Some sheaths include holes in their perimeter, allowing you weave paracord through them to create easily customizable mounts.

  • His monotonous music is, really, like the audio soundtrack to a k-hole.

  • I rolled him over to see where it came out, and there was no big hole in the back.

  • Well over a thousand holes in, I average less than four strokes per hole.

  • Instead of going for the hole, I hit the ball directly into the water.

  • There is only sand, a white ball, and a flag indicating the hole.

  • Before he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"

  • Kind of a reception-room in there—guess I know a reception-room from a hole in the wall.

  • Squinty, several times, looked at the hole under the pen, by which he had once gotten out.

  • Madame and myself had just been regretting that we should have to pass the evening in this miserable hole of a town.

  • And if he was worried about Farmer Green's cat, why didn't he dig a hole for himself at once, and get out of harm's way?