单词 | warren |
释义 | warren (once / 9555 pages) n When Bugs Bunny outruns Elmer Fudd and vanishes down his rabbit hole, he's escaping into a warren — a network of underground tunnels where rabbits live. A warren isn't just the maze-like tunnels where rabbits live. You may encounter a warren of subway tunnels or a warren of interconnected bomb shelters. Bring those narrow paths above ground and cluster them with homes and you have another kind of warren, or a maze-like residential area. WORD FAMILYwarren: warrener, warrens+/warrener: warreners USAGE EXAMPLESVisitors described the structure as a warren of scrap wood, sofas, old pianos and electrical cables. Washington Times(Dec 05, 2016) Partygoers described a rabbit warren of rooms crammed with belongings — pianos, organs, antique furniture, doors and half-finished sculptures. Los Angeles Times(Dec 04, 2016) Partygoers recalled a rabbit warren of rooms crammed with belongings — pianos, organs, antique furniture, doors and half-finished sculptures. Los Angeles Times(Dec 03, 2016) 1n a colony of rabbits Hyper animal group a group of animals 2n a series of connected underground tunnels occupied by rabbits Syn|Hyper rabbit warren burrow, tunnel a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter 3n an overcrowded residential area Syn|Hyper rabbit warren community, residential area, residential district a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences Warren (once / 721 pages) 1n 2n WORD FAMILY Warren: Warrens USAGE EXAMPLESIn prime time, Barbara Walters started her introduction this way: “If all she did was get Warren Beatty to settle down, that would be enough.” New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) “Warren cried, he hugged me—and he did ‘Reds’! The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Sen. Elizabeth Warren is flexing her fundraising muscles on behalf of fellow Senate Democrats as she looks ahead to the 2018 elections. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 n United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1891-1974) 2Syn|Exp Earl Warren chief justice the judge who presides over a supreme court n United States writer and poet (1905-1989) Syn|Exp Robert Penn Warren poet a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) author, writerwrites (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
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