hellhole
英 [ˈhel.həʊl]
美 [ˈhel.hoʊl]
- n. 非常令人不舒服的场所；藏污纳垢之处
中文词源
hellhole 非常讨厌的地方
比喻用法。
英语词源
- hellhole (n.)
- "the pit of Hell," late 14c., from hell + hole (n.). Meaning "unpleasant place" is from 1866.
权威例句
- 1. That old iron works was a real hellhole.
- 那座旧铸铁厂真是连地狱都不如.
- 2. I'm sick of living in this hellhole.
- 我讨厌在这个地狱般的地方生活.
- 3. The theater was an over - crowded hellhole.
- 剧场闷热拥挤不堪.
- 4. Anyway, she survied several weeks down in that hellhole and finally got back to the surface.
- 总之, 她在那地狱里存活了数周,最终回到了地面上.