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单词 lair
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N18236613lairSpoken.21Fiction.335Magazine.117Newspaper.95Academic.45

lair1

/leə(r)/
1
a wild animal's resting place, especially one which is well hidden
(野兽的)窝, 巢穴。
1.1
a secret or private place in which a person seeks concealment or seclusion
秘密藏身处, 躲藏处。
词源
Old English leger 'resting-place, bed', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leger 'bed, camp' and German Lager 'storehouse', also to LIE1. Compare with LAAGER, LAGER, and LEAGUER2.

lair2

/leə(r)/
Austral./NZ informal <澳/新西兰, 非正式>
a flashily dressed man who enjoys showing off
衣着华丽爱炫耀的男子。
no obj.
dress or behave in a flashy manner
衣着华丽; 好炫耀:

some of us laired up in Assam silk suits.

我们有些人卖弄地穿上了阿萨姆丝套装。

派生词

lairy

adjective
词源
1930s: back-formation from lairy (earlier as Cockney slang in the sense 'knowing, conceited'), alteration of LEERY.
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