单词 | hole |
释义 | hole (hōl) n. 1. A hollowed place in something solid; a cavity or pit: dug a hole in the ground with a shovel. 2. a. An opening or perforation: a hole in the clouds; had a hole in the elbow of my sweater. b. Sports An opening in a defensive formation, such as the area of a baseball infield between two adjacent fielders. c. A fault or flaw: There are holes in your argument. 3. A deep place in a body of water. 4. An animal's hollowed-out habitation, such as a burrow. 5. An ugly, squalid, or depressing dwelling. 6. A deep or isolated place of confinement; a dungeon. 7. An awkward situation; a predicament. 8. Sports a. The small pit lined with a cup into which a golf ball must be hit. b. One of the divisions of a golf course, from tee to cup. 9. Physics A vacant position in an atom left by the absence of a valence electron, especially a position in a semiconductor that acts as a carrier of positive electric charge. Also called electron hole. v. holed, hol·ing, holes v.tr. 1. To put a hole in. 2. To put or propel into a hole. v.intr. Phrasal Verbs: To make a hole in something. hole out Sports To hit a golf ball into the hole. hole up Idiom: 1. To hibernate in or as if in a hole. 2. Informal To take refuge in or as if in a hideout. in the hole 1. Having a score below zero. 2. In debt. 3. At a disadvantage. [Middle English, from Old English hol; see kel-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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