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

A hideout is a secret place where someone can take refuge. Criminals or outlaws often lie low in a hideout to avoid being found by the police.

A car thief might use his grandmother's apartment as a hideout to avoid detection. A group of ten year-olds might also have a hideout, a place that's protected from parents, bullies, older siblings, and anyone else who might interfere. Before the first use of hideout, in the 1880s, came the verb phrase hide out, or "hide from authorities," which was coined during the Civil War in reference to draft dodgers.

WORD FAMILY

hideout: hideouts

USAGE EXAMPLES

She even killed a Nazi collaborator who discovered one of the hideouts she used under floorboards.

Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016)

Shortly thereafter, the Dutchman, who nonetheless suspected that something was awry, returned and discovered the hideout.

Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016)

Next to the fridge is a trap door to another hideout, to be used in case Batista’s forces had discovered the command center.

Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016)

n a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws

Syn|Hyper

den, hideaway

hiding place

a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)

单词	hideout
释义	hideout (once / 14812 pages) n A hideout is a secret place where someone can take refuge. Criminals or outlaws often lie low in a hideout to avoid being found by the police. A car thief might use his grandmother's apartment as a hideout to avoid detection. A group of ten year-olds might also have a hideout, a place that's protected from parents, bullies, older siblings, and anyone else who might interfere. Before the first use of hideout, in the 1880s, came the verb phrase hide out, or "hide from authorities," which was coined during the Civil War in reference to draft dodgers. WORD FAMILY hideout: hideouts USAGE EXAMPLES She even killed a Nazi collaborator who discovered one of the hideouts she used under floorboards. Washington Post(Dec 22, 2016) Shortly thereafter, the Dutchman, who nonetheless suspected that something was awry, returned and discovered the hideout. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) Next to the fridge is a trap door to another hideout, to be used in case Batista’s forces had discovered the command center. Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016) n a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws Syn\|Hyper den, hideaway hiding place a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)
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