hid·ing
noun/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
Idioms - [uncountable] the state of being hidden
隐藏；躲藏 - in/into hiding We spent months in hiding.
我们躲藏了好几个月。 - After the trial, she had to go into hiding for several weeks.
审讯后她不得不躲藏了几个星期。 - out of hiding He only came out of hiding ten years after the war was over.
战争结束十年之后他才露面。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + hiding- go into
- come out of
- in hiding
- in/into hiding We spent months in hiding.
- [uncountable] the act of hiding something
隐瞒；掩盖 - I could understand the hiding of certain military secrets.
我能理解隐藏某些军事秘密的做法。
- I could understand the hiding of certain military secrets.
- [countable, usually singular] (especially British English, informal) a physical punishment, usually involving being hit hard many times
体罚；痛打 - to give somebody/get a (good) hiding
给某人／遭到一顿（狠）揍 - (figurative) The team got a hiding in their last game.
那支球队在最后一场比赛中被打得一败涂地。
- to give somebody/get a (good) hiding
Word Originnoun senses 1 and 2 Middle English: from hide ‘conceal’ + -ing.noun sense 3 early 19th cent.: from hide ‘animal skin’ + -ing.
Idioms
on a hiding to nothing
- (British English, informal) having no chance of success, or not getting much advantage even if you do succeed
毫无成功机会；（即使成功了）也得不到多大好处