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| 1 | a space dug in the surface of the ground 洞；孔；穴 |
| Workers dug a 30-foot hole in the ground. 工人们在地上挖了个30英尺的洞。 |
| rabbit/mouse hole a grassy bank containing several rabbit holes 有几个兔窝的草坡 |
| | 1a | a small space in the ground for hitting the ball into in golf . The 9 or 18 sections of a golf course are also called holes. （高尔夫球的）球穴，球洞 | |
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| 2 | a space in the surface of something that goes partly or completely through it 破洞；裂口 |
| +in All my socks have holes in them. 我的袜子都有破洞。 |
| gaping hole (=a very large hole) Rain poured through a gaping hole in the roof. 大裂口；大裂洞 |
| riddled with holes (=completely covered with holes) The tank was riddled with bullet holes. 千疮百孔 |
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| 3 | a part of something such as an idea or explanation where important details are missing 漏洞 |
| His argument was full of holes. 他的论证漏洞百出。 |
| +in There is an obvious hole in the law covering pension funds. 退休基金的相关法律有明显的漏洞。 |
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| 4 | informal an unpleasant or dirty place 令人不舒服的场所；肮脏的地方 |
| This town is a hole. 这个镇子肮脏不堪。 |
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| - | blow a hole in sth
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| to prove that an idea or explanation is wrong |
| 证明某物为错误的 |
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| - | in a hole informal
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| in a difficult situation |
| 处于为难之境地；在困境中 |
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| - | in the hole AMERICAN informal
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| in the situation of owing money |
| 亏空；欠债 |
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| - | make a hole in sth informal
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| to use a large part of an amount of money |
| 大量耗费某物 |
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| Childcare can make a huge hole in parents’ budgets. 养育孩子会占去父母大笔的收支预算。 |
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