英语词汇“lairs”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lair

2 of 2

verb

laired; lairing; lairs

transitive verb

chiefly Scotland : to cause to sink in mire

intransitive verb

chiefly Scotland : wallow

Synonyms

Noun

concealment
covert
den
hermitage
hideaway
hideout
hidey-hole
hidy-hole
nest

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Example Sentences

Noun tracking the bear back to its lair She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Fish conducts the scene that takes place in Jud’s lair in engulfing darkness.

Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Daemon, meanwhile, chases Crabfeeder into his lair, emerging some time later caked in gore and dragging Crabfeeder's severed torso.

Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022 The giants who, in the libretto, have been conned into constructing the lair are here chic architects of a glassy expansion.

New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 Or a James Bond baddie throwing world-ending tantrums in some faraway lair.

Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 Looking for a record on the shelves in his lair, Bussard doesn’t want to hear that kind of talk right now.

Joe Heim, Washington Post, 5 June 2022 Dustin and Eddie create a distraction in the Upside Down to draw away the Demobats, so Steve, Nancy, and Robin can attack Vecna in his Upside Down lair.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 July 2022 What’s the secret face of an underground villain lair?

Carole Horst, Variety, 3 July 2022 Stronghold round out the punning group, whose lair is hidden beneath a record store cleverly called Criminal Records.

Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie — more at lie

Verb

Scots lair mire

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

circa 1560, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

单词	lairs
释义	lair 1 of 2 noun ˈler 1 dialectal British : a resting or sleeping place : bed 2 a : the resting or living place of a wild animal : den tracked the bear back to its lair b : a refuge or place for hiding a villain's lair lair 2 of 2 verb laired; lairing; lairs transitive verb chiefly Scotland : to cause to sink in mire intransitive verb chiefly Scotland : wallow Synonyms Noun concealment covert den hermitage hideaway hideout hidey-hole hidy-hole nest See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun tracking the bear back to its lair She runs the project from her private lair in the suburbs. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Fish conducts the scene that takes place in Jud’s lair in engulfing darkness. Charles Mcnulty, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Daemon, meanwhile, chases Crabfeeder into his lair, emerging some time later caked in gore and dragging Crabfeeder's severed torso. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022 The giants who, in the libretto, have been conned into constructing the lair are here chic architects of a glassy expansion. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 Or a James Bond baddie throwing world-ending tantrums in some faraway lair. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 12 July 2022 Looking for a record on the shelves in his lair, Bussard doesn’t want to hear that kind of talk right now. Joe Heim, Washington Post, 5 June 2022 Dustin and Eddie create a distraction in the Upside Down to draw away the Demobats, so Steve, Nancy, and Robin can attack Vecna in his Upside Down lair. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 17 July 2022 What’s the secret face of an underground villain lair? Carole Horst, Variety, 3 July 2022 Stronghold round out the punning group, whose lair is hidden beneath a record store cleverly called Criminal Records. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 28 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English, from Old English leger; akin to Old High German legar bed, Old English licgan to lie — more at lie Verb Scots lair mire First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb circa 1560, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Kids Definition lair noun ˈler : the den or resting place of a wild animal lairs noun plural of lair 1 as in hideouts a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others the detectives tracked the thieves to their lair and arrested them Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance hideouts nests dens hideaways hidey-holes hermitages concealments coverts haunts hidy-holes shelters refuges nooks havens redoubts recesses retreats blinds hangouts harbors harborages covers 2 as in burrows the shelter or resting place of a wild animal we found an abandoned fox's lair in the woods behind the barn Synonyms & Similar Words burrows nests dens houses lodges holes territories 3 as in beds British dialect a place set aside for sleeping while he was on the road, he used the back compartment of his lorry as his lair Synonyms & Similar Words beds couches bunks sofas mattresses racks sacks hays cribs bedsteads pads kips dosses pallets hammocks cots futons four-posters daybeds futon bunk beds sofa beds shakedowns water beds studio couches cradles bassinets trundle beds feather beds carry-cots Murphy beds sleigh beds
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lair

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