1 N-UNCOUNT 躲藏;藏匿 If someone is in hiding, they have secretly gone somewhere where they cannot be seen or found. 躲藏;藏匿
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Gray is thought to be in hiding near the France/Italy border.
他们认为格雷藏在法国和意大利边境附近。
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Hundreds of people are said to have gone into hiding to avoid arrest.
据说有几百人为躲避逮捕而藏了起来。
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The duchess is expected to come out of hiding to attend the ceremony.
公爵夫人估计会现身参加仪式。
2 N-COUNT 痛打;狠揍 If you give someone a hiding, you punish them by hitting them many times. 痛打;狠揍 [informal]
3 PHRASE 白白浪费时间;白费工夫;毫无成功希望 If you say that someone who is trying to achieve something is on a hiding to nothing, you are emphasizing that they have absolutely no chance of being successful. 白白浪费时间;白费工夫;毫无成功希望 [British, informal, emphasis]
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As regards commercial survival, a car manufacturer capable of making only 50,000 cars a year is on a hiding to nothing.
谈到商业生存，一个年产只有5万辆的汽车制造厂家是毫无成功希望的。
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