n (1) 1)洞，孔，坑(hollow space in sth solid(but which does not go through to the other side of it))[C]：dig/leave a deep/big～in the road 在路上挖/留下一个很深/大的坑;a～in a tooth 一颗牙上的一个洞;fill～s 填补洞; 2)孔眼，破洞，开口(gap，opening through sth)[C]：The thief got into the house through a～in the wall. 小偷钻过墙上的洞进入房子。He tried to mend the～s in his socks. 他试图补袜子上的洞。wear socks with～s in them 穿破袜子;The door is full of～s. 门上尽是洞。a～in the heart 心脏瓣膜闭锁不全;〖同〗opening，gap;

(2) 1)(动物的)洞穴(hollow space in the ground in which some kinds of animals live)[C]：a mouse/rabbit～鼠/兔洞;a fox's～狐穴; 2)狭小，阴暗，肮脏的地方(或房间)(small unpleasant place)[C，通常sing ](fig)(infml)：(town/room) be a bit of a～(城镇/房间)有点像……; The house is a dreadful～. 这房子简直是狗窝。live in the awful～住在这个可怕的蜗居里;spend one's last years in a～of a room 在一间狭小脏乱的房间里度过自己的最后几年;a～in the wall(一排楼房中的简陋、肮脏的)小商店(咖啡馆);

(3)窘(困)境(position of difficulty;awkward or difficult situation)[C，sing](infml)：(one's resignation) put one in a bit of a～(辞职)使自己有点困难;(having lost one's money)put one in a devil of a～(丢了钱)处境很困难;find oneself/be in a bit of a～发现自己处在有点难堪的境地;

(4)漏洞，缺陷(点)(fault or flaw)[C]：pick/find/discover several/many～s in sb's argument/reasoning 在某人的论点/推理中/挑出/找到/发现几处/许多漏洞;

(5) 1)球穴(洞)((in golf) one of nine or eighteen small holes in the ground into which one tries to hit a golfball)[C]：The next～is 450 yards long. 下一个球穴有450码远。Golf courses have either nine or eighteen～s. 高尔夫球场或者是九个球穴，或者是18个球穴。a nine-～golf-course 一个九穴的高尔夫球场; an eighteen-～golf-course 一个18穴的高尔夫球场; 2)高尔夫球得分((in golf) point scored by hitting a golf ball into a hole using fewer strokes than one's opponent)[C]：win by two～s 赢两个球穴;win the first～在第一穴时领先;play only nine～s 只打九个穴;

make a hole in sth (infml)大量耗费：Buying a car made a big～in his savings. 买一部汽车花掉了他一大笔储蓄。

→hole-and-corner adj 偷偷摸摸的;

v (1)凿洞，在……上穿洞(make hole(s)in sth)[T+n]：～the earth along the road for telephone posts 沿路挖坑埋设电话线杆;(iceberg)～a ship(冰山)将一只船撞个洞;

(2)(使高尔夫球)打入穴(hit (cause the ball to) into a hole)[I，I+adv(out)，T+n]：～(out) in one from forty yards 只一击就将球从40码处击入穴;～the ball in four 击四下将球击入穴;

hole up/be holed up(v adv)藏，躲避(vi;vt pass)(sl，尤 AmE)：The robber (was)～d up in a disused factory. 那抢劫犯躲藏在一家废弃的工厂里。