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单词 hideaway
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Definition of hideaway in English:

hideaway

noun ˈhʌɪdəweɪˈhaɪdəˌweɪ
  • A place used for hiding in or as a retreat from other people.

    隐蔽处,躲藏处(尤指躲避别人的场所)

    workmen added 4 ft to the top of the 6 ft-high wooden fence round her Surrey hideaway to stop prying eyes
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Many of the top resorts are found up and down the east coast, though such has been the massive explosion in this island's popularity in recent years that you can now find glitzy hideaways almost everywhere.
    • The area includes the resorts of Magaluf, Palma Nova and Santa Ponca, as well as several upmarket whitewashed hill villages that have become hideaways for wealthy businessmen and foreigners.
    • Very young children often have secret hideaways where they go to seek solitude.
    • Feeling lazy, I left the walking boots to moulder in the cupboard to just take advantage of the hotel, an old coaching inn which dates from 1750 and was once a hideaway for smugglers.
    • That conversation may have taken place at one of their favourite hideaways, an alcove off King's Park, Dalkeith, known locally as the China Gardens.
    • In some sad cases, architectural treasures have fallen into disrepair and even ruin; in others, the buildings have found a new role at the start of the 21st century, often as luxury hideaways.
    • There are also some very pricey hideaways in the neighboring islands of the archipelago favoured by the jet set.
    • The mountainous islet of Meganisi is one of the loveliest hideaways in the Ionian Sea.
    • Harsh persecution pushed many Anabaptists underground and into rural hideaways.
    • Reptiles are venturing out from their winter hideaways.
    • From large resorts to secluded waterfront hideaways you will find the perfect place for your vacation, plus friendly locals to make it memorable.
    • I love the way the topography lends itself to creating secret hideaways where guests can sit down and enjoy the views in seclusion.
    • So why spend all your time heading to the usual crowded places when you could be creating unforgettable memories at any one of the island's many romantic hideaways?
    • A group of outdoors enthusiasts who built secret cabins on Mount Fromme and have been using them for the past 15 years are crying foul over a North Vancouver District plan to tear down their forest hideaways.
    • He must have picked this street as a hideaway as it is so quiet and such a safe place to live.
    • He withdrew from Hollywood and retreated to a desert hideaway near Las Vegas.
    • I headed past the impenetrable chateaux to one of the most glamorous hideaways on the whole coast - the Grand Hotel du Cap-Ferrat.
    • Follow our writers to the most remote hideaways on earth, from the Sahara to the wilds of Scotland
    • Asked how he has managed to evade capture by the Russians for so long, he explained that he has twelve secret hideaways, each furnished with enough provisions and supplies to last twenty men for two weeks.
    • Little Cayman has to be one of the most peaceful hideaways in the Caribbean.
    Synonyms
    retreat, refuge, hiding place, hideout, den, shelter, sanctuary, sanctum, hermitage, cache, bolt-hole, lair, nest, nook
    Latin sanctum sanctorum
    informal hidey-hole

Definition of hideaway in US English:

hideaway

nounˈhīdəˌwāˈhaɪdəˌweɪ
  • A place used as a retreat or a hiding place.

    an intimate hideaway overlooking the bay
    Example sentencesExamples
    • That conversation may have taken place at one of their favourite hideaways, an alcove off King's Park, Dalkeith, known locally as the China Gardens.
    • He must have picked this street as a hideaway as it is so quiet and such a safe place to live.
    • Feeling lazy, I left the walking boots to moulder in the cupboard to just take advantage of the hotel, an old coaching inn which dates from 1750 and was once a hideaway for smugglers.
    • The mountainous islet of Meganisi is one of the loveliest hideaways in the Ionian Sea.
    • Reptiles are venturing out from their winter hideaways.
    • The area includes the resorts of Magaluf, Palma Nova and Santa Ponca, as well as several upmarket whitewashed hill villages that have become hideaways for wealthy businessmen and foreigners.
    • Follow our writers to the most remote hideaways on earth, from the Sahara to the wilds of Scotland
    • A group of outdoors enthusiasts who built secret cabins on Mount Fromme and have been using them for the past 15 years are crying foul over a North Vancouver District plan to tear down their forest hideaways.
    • Very young children often have secret hideaways where they go to seek solitude.
    • He withdrew from Hollywood and retreated to a desert hideaway near Las Vegas.
    • Little Cayman has to be one of the most peaceful hideaways in the Caribbean.
    • I love the way the topography lends itself to creating secret hideaways where guests can sit down and enjoy the views in seclusion.
    • In some sad cases, architectural treasures have fallen into disrepair and even ruin; in others, the buildings have found a new role at the start of the 21st century, often as luxury hideaways.
    • I headed past the impenetrable chateaux to one of the most glamorous hideaways on the whole coast - the Grand Hotel du Cap-Ferrat.
    • From large resorts to secluded waterfront hideaways you will find the perfect place for your vacation, plus friendly locals to make it memorable.
    • So why spend all your time heading to the usual crowded places when you could be creating unforgettable memories at any one of the island's many romantic hideaways?
    • Asked how he has managed to evade capture by the Russians for so long, he explained that he has twelve secret hideaways, each furnished with enough provisions and supplies to last twenty men for two weeks.
    • Many of the top resorts are found up and down the east coast, though such has been the massive explosion in this island's popularity in recent years that you can now find glitzy hideaways almost everywhere.
    • There are also some very pricey hideaways in the neighboring islands of the archipelago favoured by the jet set.
    • Harsh persecution pushed many Anabaptists underground and into rural hideaways.
    Synonyms
    retreat, refuge, hiding place, hideout, den, shelter, sanctuary, sanctum, hermitage, cache, bolt-hole, lair, nest, nook
adjectiveˈhīdəˌwāˈhaɪdəˌweɪ
  • Designed to be concealed when not in use.

    a hideaway bed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sean slept on a hideaway couch.
    • Cut close to the body to minimize bulk, it also has a hideaway hood and cozy pockets, inside and out.
    • Nice touches: 28 (highway)/20 (city) mpg for the Touring edition, which also features a nine-inch DVD screen with wireless headsets, 17 cup holders, a hideaway lazy Susan, and a six-CD changer.
    • The home features a bedroom and bath with a double bed plus a hideaway bed and sits just 20 feet from a restaurant.
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