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den /den/► SEE ALLa den of iniquity/vicethe lion’s den
●a den of iˈniquity/ˈvice (disapproving) a place where people do bad things 藏污纳垢之地；罪恶之地◆She thinks that just because we sit around smoking and drinking beer the club must be a real den of iniquity.
她认定俱乐部是个罪恶之地，就因为我们坐在那里抽烟喝酒。●the ˌlion’s ˈdena difficult situation in which you have to face a person or people who are unfriendly or aggressive towards you 龙潭虎穴；难以对付的境况◆Before each one of her press conferences, she felt as if she were going into the lion’s den.在每次记者招待会之前，她都觉得自己似乎要深入龙潭虎穴。 ORIGIN This idiom comes from the story of Daniel in the Bible, who went into a lion’s den (= home) as a punishment but was not hurt by the lion. 这个习语源于《圣经》中但以理的故事，但以理被罚进入狮子坑，但未被狮子伤害。 |