hole
noun [ C ] uk/həʊl/ us/hoʊl/
(SPACE)
B1 洞，孔
an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object
We dug a hole and planted the tree. 我们挖了个坑栽下了那棵树。
My jumper's got a hole in it. 我的套头衫上破了个洞。
Drill a hole through the back of the cupboard and pass the wires through. 在壁橱后面钻个洞把电线穿过去。
Synonyms: cavitychamber (SPACE) gap (HOLE)hollow space (EMPTY PLACE)
（高尔夫球运动中的）球洞
in golf, one of the small circular spaces in the ground into which the ball is hit
（高尔夫球运动中）从球座到球洞的区域
in golf, one of the usually 18 areas of play
an 18-hole course 十八洞高尔夫球场
- More examples
- Could you mend this hole in my shirt?
- Oil was trickling from a tiny hole in the tank.
- Drill three holes in the wall for the screws.
- There's a hole in the roof that lets in water when it rains.
- The prisoners are made to dig holes and fill them in again.
(PLACE)
（小动物的）洞穴
a place in the ground where a small animal lives
a mouse/rabbit/fox hole 老鼠／兔子／狐狸洞
informal狭小的住所
a small unpleasant place where someone lives
What a hole that house was - I'm so pleased we moved. 那所房子真是小——真庆幸我们搬出来了。
See also: hole in the wall noun (BUILDING)
(FAULT)
缺点，漏洞，破绽
a mistake or problem in an argument, discussion, plan, etc.
The new proposal has several holes in it. 那项新提案有几处漏洞。
Idioms
be in a holeidiom UK informal 处于困境，处于窘境
to be in a difficult or an embarrassing situation
We've lost the order and we're in a bit of a hole. 我们失掉了订单，因而处境有些困难。
be in the holeidiom US informal 欠债，亏空
to be in debt
After selling all its assets, the bank was still half a million dollars in the hole. 卖掉所有资产之后，那家银行仍然欠债50万美元。
a hole in oneidiom （打高尔夫球时的）一击入洞
in golf, an occasion when someone's ball goes into the hole the first time they hit it
make a hole in somethingidiom UK 大量消耗
to reduce an amount of money by a lot
The trip made a big hole in our savings but I'm glad we went. 这次度假花掉了我们一大笔积蓄，但是我对这次旅行很满意。
need something like you need a hole in the headidiom humorous 根本不需要
to not need or want something at all
Extra work? I need that like I need a hole in the head. 额外的工作？我才不想干呢。
play in the holeidiom （足球比赛中）处于防守队员之前，其他前卫和前锋之后的位置
in football, to play in the central area of the playing field, immediately in front of the defenders and behind the other midfielders and forwards
Although Mulumbu plays most of the game in the hole, he pushes into the box to support the strikers whenever possible. 虽然穆伦布大部分时间的位置在防守队员之前以及其他前卫和前锋之后，但是只要有可能，他都会冲入对方禁区支援进攻。
hole
verb [ T ] sailing specialized uk/həʊl/ us/hoʊl/
（尤指给船）钻洞，打洞
to make a hole in something, especially a ship or boat
A torpedo holed the ship below the water and it quickly sank. 一枚鱼雷在水下把船给炸了个洞，船迅速下沉。
Idiom
be holed upidiom 躲起来
to be hiding in a safe place
The robbers were holed up in a deserted warehouse. 那些强盗藏身于一座废弃的仓库中。
Phrasal verb
hole up (somewhere) 躲藏，隐藏
to stay in a safe place, often as a way of avoiding something or hiding from someone
We'd better find some shelter and hole up until the storm passes. 我们最好找个藏身之所躲到风暴过去。