lair

Các nghĩa

1. kẻ thích khoe mẽ, người thích phô trương

   A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.

   “Would you go into the dragon's lair, my peerless Wiglaf?”

2. A shed or shelter for domestic animals.

3. A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.

   figuratively

   [H]e did a little scout work, and discovered the lair of that old woman.

4. A bed or resting place.

   uk · dialectal

   Then would I in Plenty's lap, For the first time take a nap; Falling back in easy lair, Sweetly slumb'ring in my chair;

   Wake ye, sleep ye, my hapless boy, In this homeless house of care? Lack ye the warmth of a mother's eye On the cauldrife, lonely lair?

5. A grave; a cemetery plot.

   scotland

   This is one of the 'lairs' of the Harknesses of Holestain and Haprig.

   […] I would purchase a lair in the Necropolis, and have wee Johnnie removed from his humble resting-place, and laid down [there].

6. A group where pickup artists meet to discuss and practise seduction techniques.

Dạng khác

• lairs plural

Dễ nhầm với

Âm /l/, /n/ và /r/ dễ lẫn