| 单词 | lair |
| 释义 | lair noun[Cusually singular] uk/leər/us/ler/aplacewhere awildanimallives, oftenundergroundandhidden, or aplacewhere apersonhides: 兽穴，兽窝；（人的）藏身处，躲藏处a fox's lair狐狸的巢穴 thethieves' lair贼窝 Synonym den Animal dwellings - natural
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Safe & enclosed spaces lair| American Dictionarylair noun[C] us/leər/aplacewherecertainkindsofwildanimalslive, oftenundergroundandhidden, or aplacewhere apersonhides: a fox’s lair athieves’ lair Examplesoflairlair The intent of this incorporation was to limit, if not destroy, the chinganas, which the nineteenth-century elite interpreted as putrid lairs of deviance and immorality. From theCambridge English Corpus It is quite probable that on fuller investigation different species of bugs will be found frequenting the lairs of many other animals. From theCambridge English Corpus Further than that, eminent authors emerged from their lairs and in a most attractive way told us that mixed fanning was muddled thinking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The tiger returned to itslair, where it snarled from time to time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In many of the slaughterhouses andlair-ages which belong to them at present these conditions just do not prevail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is quite clear that one uses that type only for foxes, with special bait, or it is set in a fox'slair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Now we seem to be tracking their policy to itslair. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We therefore stand firmly by the proposition that there must belairelections during the transitional period. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The floors of the lairs are concreted in order that they may be thoroughly washed and cleansed after use, but litter can be obtained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But today, with the whiff of industrial action, they come out of their lairs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The rabbits go into, this high ground, and go right through, to make their lairs below the surface. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But he referred to the clean slate on which there should belairwriting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The dogs followed the scent and found the fox'slairabout 200 yards away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are also abattoirs situated some distance away and entirely separate from thelair-ages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The animals detained for four days are detained as far as possible in lairs that have been properly washed out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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