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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

      • Prostitution and illegal gambling dens are ubiquitous, sometimes just a short distance away from police stations.
        卖淫嫖娼和违法聚众赌博到处都是,有时候甚至就在离派出所不远的地方就有这样的场所。
      • With growth, the alar ligaments that attach the tip of the dens to the occiput pull the ossicle upwards giving it its characteristic appearance.
        随着生长,翼状韧带(附着于齿状突尖端和枕部的韧带)向上牵拉小骨形成其特征性的表现。
      • Ringed seal pups are reared in snow dens.
        环斑海豹通常在洞穴的底部生育。
      • 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。
      • The sun rises, and they steal away; they return and lie down in their dens.
        日头一出,兽便躲避,卧在洞里。
      • 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。
      • In winter bears usually hibernate in their dens.
        冬天熊通常在穴里冬眠。
      • 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。
      • They prefer to stay close to well-hidden dens to protect their pups from.
        它们宁愿呆在接近藏匿巢穴来保护它们的幼崽免受其他侵害。
      • Well-known breed of dog developed in England to drive foxes from their dens.
        在英格兰育成的狗品种,善于从窝里把狐狸驱赶出来。