dens

英 [dɛnz]

美 [dɛnz]

n.  兽穴; 兽窝; 窝点，窝子(尤指为非法或邪恶活动秘密聚会处); 休息室
den的第三人称单数和复数

比较级：denser　最高级：densest　

医学

BNC.20020

柯林斯词典

• (狮子、狐狸等野生动物的)兽穴，兽窝
  Adenis the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes.
• (家里用来学习、工作或从事业余爱好的)书房，私室
  Yourdenis a quiet room in your house where you can go to study, work, or carry on a hobby without being disturbed.
• N-COUNT (通常指为了从事非法活动的)秘密聚集处，窝点，巢穴
  Adenis a secret place where people meet, usually for a dishonest purpose.
  1. I could provide you with the addresses of at least three illegal drinking dens.
     我可以为你提供至少 3 处非法饮酒窝点的地址。
  2. ...the crack dens of urban America.
     美国城市中的可卡因毒窟
• N-COUNT (某一不良行为或非法活动的猖獗)场所，渊薮
  If you describe a place as aden ofa particular type of bad or illegal behaviour, you mean that a lot of that type of behaviour goes on there.
  1. ...the one-bedroomed flat that was to become his den of savage debauchery.
     即将成为他野蛮放荡之所的一居室公寓
  2. ...a den of greed.
     贪欲横行之地

双语例句

• With growth, the alar ligaments that attach the tip of the dens to the occiput pull the ossicle upwards giving it its characteristic appearance.
  随着生长，翼状韧带（附着于齿状突尖端和枕部的韧带）向上牵拉小骨形成其特征性的表现。
• Conclusion: Treatment on old seperation of epiphysis of the dens epistrophei must give priority to non-operation.
  结论：小儿陈旧性齿突骨骺分离如无明显脊髓压迫症，以保守治疗为主。
• Fortunately, the dens were built to be bear-proof, so we don't think they have sustained any structural damage.
  幸运的是，全部兽舍都非常牢固，我们不认为它们受到了任何结构性的损坏。
• Female bears tend to line their dens with leaves or grass.
  母熊往往会在洞穴里垫些树叶或草。
• Prostitution and illegal gambling dens are ubiquitous, sometimes just a short distance away from police stations.
  卖淫嫖娼和违法聚众赌博到处都是，有时候甚至就在离派出所不远的地方就有这样的场所。
• Above the critical temperature and under high pressure the vapor may become as dens and as incompressible as the liquid at lower temperature.
  在临界温度以上和高压下，蒸汽密度可能变得象在低温下液体那样稠密且不可压缩。
• But a small portion of undesirable elements also make use of rented dens.
  但是一小部分不良分子也利用租用的窝点。
• The animals take cover; they remain in their dens.
  百兽进入穴中、卧在洞内。
• Tyrande Whisperwind: Our resources are depleting fast! We must find another gold mine and muster our forces! Only then will we be able to reach the Barrow Dens.
  泰兰德•风语者：我们的资源很快就要空虚了！必须寻找其他金矿，然后集合我们的部队！那样我们才能有实力到达巴伦巢穴。
• Polar bears can smell the seals and break in the roof, so a mother often has several dens.
  北极熊可以闻到海豹的气味并打破洞穴的顶部，因此海豹妈妈通常都有好几个洞穴。