| 释义 |
hole /həʊl/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 洞，孔眼；破洞，裂口；坑
a bullet hole 枪眼
shoot a hole through a board 把板射穿一个洞
His shoes are in holes. 他的鞋破了。
I wore my socks into holes. 我把袜子穿破了。
This road is full of holes. 这是一条坑坑洼洼的路。
2. (动物的)巢穴，洞穴
a mouse's hole 鼠洞
a rabbit hole 兔窝
3. 水流深凹处；潭
4. [常与地名连用]水湾；小(海)湾；小港
5. 阴暗肮脏的狭小地方(或房间、房屋等)
6. 牢房，土牢，地牢
7. 躲藏处，隐匿处
8. 〈口〉漏洞；缺陷，缺点
holes in an argument 论据中的漏洞
He tried to find holes in the testimony. 他试图在证言中找出破绽。
His story is full of holes. 他的报道漏洞百出。
look for holes in sb.'s character 寻找某人性格中的缺点
9. 〈口〉为难的处境，困境，窘境
be (或 stand) in a hole 处于困境
get sb. out of a hole 使某人脱离困境
help sb. climb out of his financial hole 帮助某人摆脱财政窘境
10. 【高尔夫】球穴；得分；从球座到球穴的距离(或地面)；(多种游戏中球或弹子等滚入的)小洞
11. 〈美〉【牌】牌面朝下发出的牌
12. 【物】空穴；空子
13. (铁路干线的)侧线
14. 【棒】(守场员之间的)空档
15. 〈美俚〉〈粗〉屄
16. 〈美俚〉肛门
17. 〈美俚〉性交对象；性交
II ❶ vt.
1. 打洞于，穿孔于
The shot holed his hat. 枪弹在他帽子上打了个洞。
hole a ship 把船撞出窟窿
2. 打(洞)；筑，挖(矿井、隧道等)
hole a tunnel through a mountain 穿山筑隧道
3. 把…打入(或放入、赶入)洞中
He holed the ball in a single shot. 他一击就把球打入了穴。
The dog holed the fox. 狗把狐狸赶入洞内。
4. 〈美俚〉向…开枪
Those two cops are bound to get holed. 那两个警察肯定要挨子弹。
❷ vi.
1. 打洞，穿孔；挖通矿井
2. (高尔夫球等)入穴
[OE hol < holh hollow; 与 Ger holh hollow < IE kaul-, kul- hollow (stalk) 有关] phr. a hole in one 【高尔夫】(从发球区)一击入穴；一击入穴的得分 a hole in (the) heart 〈口〉心上的洞 (指先天性心膜缺损) a round peg in a square hole (或 a square peg in a round hole) 见 peg
be in the hole 1. 〈美口〉亏空；财政窘迫
They were fifty thousand dollars in the hole. 他们亏空了5万美元。
2. 【牌】负得分；(纸牌)面朝下
3. 处于不利地位
blow a hole in sth. 损害(或削弱、 破坏)某事物
burn a hole in one's pocket (钱等)在口袋里留不住，一有就诱人花掉
dig a hole for oneself (或 dig oneself into a hole) 使自己陷于困境
every hole and corner 每个角落，处处，到处
have a hole in one's head 〈美俚〉蠢得很；脑子不正常
hole out 把(高尔夫球)打入穴
hole up 〈主美〉
1. 进洞；(一下)把…打进穴
2. (常指在洞穴中)蛰居
Bears hole up for the winter to go by. 熊蛰伏穴中等待冬天过去。
3. 躲藏；隐藏
They holed (themselves) up in caves and dugouts and fought to the last man. 他们躲藏在山洞和地洞中一直战斗到最后一个人。
The escapee was holed up in his top floor suite. 逃亡者藏在他的顶层套间内。
4. 留宿；暂住
hole up for the night 留宿过夜
I have a friend in the city. I can hole up with him for a couple of days. 我有个朋友在这座城市。我可以在他那里住上两三天。
5. 把…监禁起来
knock holes (或 a hole) in = pick holes (或 a hole) in
like a rat in a hole 见 rat¹
make a hole in 1. 在…打洞
2. 大量耗费
Buying a car made a large hole in his savings. 购置汽车用掉了他一大笔存款。
make hole 钻油井
need (sb. 或 sth.) like (或 as much as) one needs a hole in the head 认为(某人或某事)极愚蠢讨厌；绝对不需要(某人或某物)
pick holes (或 a hole) in找…的碴(或漏洞)，对…吹毛求疵
It's easy enough to pick holes in other people's suggestions. 在别人的建议中挑毛病是十分容易的。
pick holes (或 a hole) in sb.'s coat 挑某人的毛病
the nineteenth hole 〈谑〉高尔夫球俱乐部的酒吧间
want (sb.或 sth.) like (或 as much as) one wants a hole in the head = need (sb. 或 sth.) like (或 as much as) one needs a hole in the head |