巢穴 cháoxué lair
lair; nest; den; hideout
怎么记住“巢穴”: 巢 nest + 穴 hole = lair.
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用法
- An animal's nest/lair, or figuratively a criminal hideout - 警方端掉了毒贩的巢穴 (jǐngfāng duān diào le dúfàn de cháoxué) police wiped out the drug dealers' den.
- Literal sense = a beast's or bird's den; the very common figurative sense = the base/hideout of bandits, enemies, or criminals (匪徒的巢穴).
- Carries a negative, hostile flavor. Contrast neutral 窝 (wō, nest) or 老巢 (lǎocháo, someone's home base/lair), which is close in the criminal sense.