Lair



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 野兽的巢穴; 躲藏处
• ［英］ n. 野兽的巢穴 ( resting place of a wild animal)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie — more at lie
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. dialect British a resting or sleeping place ; bed
• 2.
  • a. the resting or living place of a wild animal ; den
  • b. a refuge or place for hiding

II. verb

• Etymology: Scots lair mire
• Date: circa 1560
• transitive verb
  • chiefly Scottish to cause to sink in mire
• intransitive verb
  • chiefly Scottish wallow

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