| 词组 | hole up |
| 释义 | Idiom hole up (somewhere) Theme: HIDING to hide somewhere; to live in hiding somewhere. (Slang. Typically in western or gangster movies.)The old man is holed up in the mountains, waiting for the war to end.If we are going to hole up for the winter, well need lots of food. Slang hole up Theme: HIDING in. to hide (somewhere).Lefty wanted to hole up somewhere till things cooled down.I just want to hole up until the whole matter is settled. Idiom hole uphole up (somewhere) to stay in a hidden place.While writing his book, he holed up for a year in a cabin in the woods. Phr V hole up holes, holing, holed hole up (always + adv/prep) informal to hide in a place in order to escape from someone who is looking for you or in order to avoid an unpleasant situationShe holed up at a small hotel near the beach to avoid journalists. hole up verb to hide UK, 1875hole up/be holed up informal to go and stay somewhere quiet and away from people who you are hiding from or want to avoid: The gunmen had holed up with their hostages in a nearby village. She was holed up at the Sherry Netherland hotel on Fifth Avenue. The kids hole up in their rooms with their computer games and you never get to talk to them. hole upTo stay in a particular place as a refuge from something. We just holed up at home with some good movies while it snowed all weekend. The cops are going to find us holed up here eventually. hole up(somewhere)1. to take shelter somewhere. During the blizzard, we holed up in a lean-to made of branches. Looks like bad weather coming. We'd better find a place to hole up. 2. to hide somewhere. The police are looking for me. I need somewhere to hole up. The outlaw holed up in a cave. hole upTake refuge or shelter, hide, as in I spent most of the cruise holed up in my cabin. This usage alludes to animals hibernating in winter or hiding from attack in caves or holes. [Late 1800s] hole upv. 1. To hibernate in or as if in a hole: The weather outside was cold, so the rabbits holed up in their warren. 2. To take refuge in or as if in a hideout: The thieves holed up in a remote cabin until the police stopped looking for them. hole up in. to hide (somewhere). I just want to hole up until the whole matter is settled. |
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