plural holes
plural holes
Learner's definition of HOLE
1
[count] : an opening into or through something裂口;开口 -
I have a hole in my sock.我的袜子破了个洞。
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He fixed the hole in the roof.他补好了屋顶的漏洞。
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a bullet hole枪眼
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make/poke/drill a hole打/戳/钻个洞
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a mouse hole in the wall墙里的老鼠洞
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b : a place in the ground where an animal lives洞穴;巢穴 3 [count] golf
a : the cup into which the ball is hit球穴;球洞 b : one of the separate parts of a golf course that includes a tee and a green从球座到球洞的一段距离 4
[count] : a flaw or weakness漏洞;缺陷;破绽 -
There are plenty of holes in the theory.这个理论有不少漏洞。
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There are a couple of holes in their defense.他们的防御有一些缺陷。
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The police were unable to poke any holes in his story. [=to find evidence showing that his story was not true]警方无法找出他的说法有什么破绽。
— see also loophole 5 [singular] informal
a : a difficult or embarrassing situation困境;窘境 -
He's in trouble and needs someone to help get/dig him out of this hole. [=fix, jam]他身处困境,需要有人帮他一把。
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They found themselves in a hole, trailing by 10 points with not much time left in the game.他们身处窘境:落后10分,而比赛时间所剩无几。
b US : the state of owing or losing money欠钱;输钱 6
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used to describe a situation in which someone or something is gone or missing用于形容缺少某人或某事物的状态 7 informal
a [count] : a dirty and unpleasant place又脏又乱的地方;肮脏龌龊的地方 — see also hellhole b the hole US : a prison cell where a prisoner who is being punished is kept alone禁闭室;单人牢房 8 [count]
a baseball : an open area between two fielders(两个守场员间的)空地,空隙 -
He hit a grounder that went through the hole between the first and second basemen.他打了个滚地球,从第一垒手和第二垒手间穿过。
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He hit a sharp ground ball into the hole. [=the area between the shortstop and third baseman]他打了个滚地球到游击手和第三垒手之间。
b American football : an open area between defenders that allows an offensive player to move the ball forward进攻球员带球前进的空间(处于防守球员之间)
an ace in the hole
— see 1ace
like a hole in the head
informal
◊ If you do not need something at all, you can say that you need it like a hole in the head.一点也不需要;完全不需要
punch holes in
informal
: to weaken (an argument, idea, etc.) by proving that parts of it are wrong通过证明部分错误而削弱(论点、观点、想法等) 2 hole /ˈhoʊl/ verb
holes; holed; holing
holes; holed; holing
Learner's definition of HOLE
golf
: to hit (the ball) into the hole击球入洞 [+ object]
[no object]
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+ out
hole up
[phrasal verb] informal
: to stay in a place hidden or apart from other people躲藏 ◊ You can hole up in a place or be/stay holed up in a place.躲藏在某地可用hole up或be/stay holed up。