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🔑 hole BrE /həʊl / NAmE /hoʊl / noun ➤ hollow space 空的空间 🔑 [ C ] a hollow space in sth solid or in the surface of sth ◆ He dug a deep hole in the garden . ◆ The bomb blew a huge hole in the ground . ◆ Water had collected in the holes in the road . ➤ opening 裂口 🔑 [ C ] a space or opening that goes all the way through sth ◆ to drill /bore /punch /kick a hole in sth ◆ There were holes in the knees of his trousers . ◆ The children climbed through a hole in the fence . ◆ a bullet hole ◆ the hole in the ozone layer ➡ see also ozone hole ➤ animal's home 动物住处 🔑 [ C ] the home of a small animal ◆ a rabbit /mouse , etc . hole ➡ compare foxhole , pigeonhole noun ➡ see also bolthole ➤ unpleasant place 糟糕的地方 [ C , usually sing. ] (informal disapproving an unpleasant place to live or be in SYN dump ◆ I am not going to bring up my child in this hole . ➡ see also hellhole ➤ in golf 高尔夫球 [ C ] a hollow in the ground that you must get the ball into ; one of the sections of a golf course tee at the beginning and the hole at the end ◆ The ball rolled into the hole and she had won . ◆ an eighteen -hole golf course ◆ He liked to play a few holes after work . ◆ She won the first hole . ➤ fault /weakness 错误；缺陷 [ C , usually pl. ] a fault or weakness in sth such as a plan , law or story ◆ He was found not guilty because of holes in the prosecution case . ◆ I don't believe what she says —her story is full of holes . ➡ see also loophole ➤ empty place /position 空缺的地方/位置 [ sing. ] a place or position that needs to be filled because sb /sth is no longer there ◆ After his wife left , there was a gaping hole in his life . ◆ Buying the new equipment left a big hole in the company's finances . HELP There are many other compounds ending in hole . You will find them at their place in the alphabet . 以 hole 结尾的复合词还有很多，可在各字母中的适当位置查到。 ● in a ˈhole (informal in a difficult situation ◆ He had got himself into a hole and it was going to be difficult to get out of it . ● in the ˈhole (NAmE informal owing money ◆ We start the current fiscal year $30 million in the hole . ● make a ˈhole in sth to use up a large amount of sth that you have , especially money ◆ School fees can make a big hole in your savings . ● an ace up your ˈsleeve (BrE (NAmE an ace in the ˈhole (informal a secret advantage , for example a piece of information or a skill , that you are ready to use if you need to ● burn a ˈhole in your pocket if money burns a hole in your pocket , you want to spend it as soon as you have it ● dig yourself into a ˈhole to get yourself into a bad situation that will be very difficult to get out of ● pick ˈholes in sth to find the weak points in sth such as a plan , suggestion , etc . ◆ It was easy to pick holes in his arguments . ● a square ˈpeg (in a round ˈhole )(informal a person who does not feel happy or comfortable in a particular situation , or who is not suitable for it 🔑 hole BrE /həʊl / NAmE /hoʊl / verb present simple - I / you / we / they hole BrE /həʊl / NAmE /hoʊl / present simple - he / she / it holes BrE /həʊlz / NAmE /hoʊlz / past simple holed BrE /həʊld / NAmE /hoʊld / past participle holed BrE /həʊld / NAmE /hoʊld / -ing form holing BrE /ˈhəʊlɪŋ / NAmE /ˈhoʊlɪŋ / ➤ make a hole 打洞 [ T , usually passive ] ~ sth to make a hole or holes in sth , especially a boat or ship ➤ in golf 高尔夫球 [ T , I ] to hit a golf ball into the hole ◆ ~ sth She holed a 25 foot putt . ◆ ~ (out )She holed out from 25 feet . ● ˌhole ˈup ● be ˌholed ˈup (informal to hide in a place ◆ He'll hole up now and move again tomorrow , after dark . ◆ We believe the gang are holed up in the mountains .
