hole

noun

空的空间 hollow space

1. 洞；孔；坑
   a hollow space in sth solid or in the surface of sth
   1. He dug a deep hole in the garden.
      他在花园里挖了个深坑。
   2. The bomb blew a huge hole in the ground.
      炸弹在地上炸了一个大坑。
   3. Water had collected in the holes in the road.
      水积聚在道路的坑洼处。

裂口 opening

2. 裂口；开口；孔眼
   a space or opening that goes all the way through sth
   1. to drill/bore/punch/kick a hole in sth
      把某物钻 / 挖 / 冲 / 踢穿
   2. There were holes in the knees of his trousers.
      他裤子的膝部有破洞。
   3. The children climbed through a hole in the fence.
      孩子们从栅栏的缺口处爬了过去。
   4. a bullet hole
      枪眼
   5. the hole in the ozone layer
      臭氧层空洞

动物住处 animal's home

3. 洞穴；巢穴
   the home of a small animal
   1. a rabbit/mouse, etc. hole
      兔窝、老鼠洞等

糟糕的地方 unpleasant place

4. 糟糕的住所（或处所）
   an unpleasant place to live or be in
   1. I am not going to bring up my child in this hole.
      我不会在这个鬼地方养育孩子的。

高尔夫球 in golf

5. 球洞；球座到球洞的区域
   a hollow in the ground that you must get the ball into; one of the sections of a golf course with the tee at the beginning and the hole at the end
   1. The ball rolled into the hole and she had won.
      球滚进了洞，她赢了。
   2. an eighteen-hole golf course
      有十八个洞的高尔夫球场
   3. He liked to play a few holes after work.
      他下班后喜欢打几杆高尔夫球。
   4. She won the first hole.
      她在第一洞时领先。

错误；缺陷 fault/weakness

6. （计划、法律或报道等的）错误，缺陷，漏洞
   a fault or weakness in sth such as a plan, law or story
   1. He was found not guilty because of holes in the prosecution case.
      由于起诉案情有破绽，他被判无罪。
   2. I don't believe what she says─her story is full of holes.
      我不相信她的话——她的陈述漏洞百出。

空缺的地方 / 位置 empty place/position

7. 空缺的地方（或位置）
   a place or position that needs to be filled because sb/sth is no longer there
   1. After his wife left, there was a gaping hole in his life.
      妻子离开后，他的人生中出现了一大片空洞。
   2. Buying the new equipment left a big hole in the company's finances.
      购买新设备给公司的财政造成了一个大洞。

verb

打洞 / 孔 make a hole

1. （尤指在船上）打洞，造成破洞
   to make a hole or holes in sth, especially a boat or ship

高尔夫球 in golf

2. 击球入洞
   to hit a golf ball into the hole
   1. She holed a 25 foot putt.
      她打了一个25英尺远的推杆进洞。
   2. She holed out from 25 feet.
      她在25英尺处把球推进洞中。

1. N-COUNT 洞;坑;孔眼
   A hole is a hollow space in something solid, with an opening on one side.
   1. He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his once-prized possessions...
      他拿起一把铁锨，挖了个坑，将自己曾经珍爱的物品埋了起来。
   2. The builders had cut holes into the soft stone to support the ends of the beams.
      建筑工人在软石上挖了洞以支撑梁端。
   3. ...a 60ft hole.
      60英尺深的洞
2. N-COUNT （贯穿的）孔洞
   A hole is an opening in something that goes right through it.
   1. These tiresome creatures eat holes in the leaves...
      这些讨厌的虫子在叶子上咬出了洞。
   2. Armed robbers broke into the jeweller's through a hole in the wall.
      持枪劫匪钻过墙洞闯进了珠宝店。
   3. ...kids with holes in the knees of their jeans.
      牛仔裤膝部有破洞的小孩
3. N-COUNT (鼠、兔等小动物的）洞穴，窝
   A hole is the home or hiding place of a mouse, rabbit, or other small animal.
   1. ...a rabbit hole.
      兔窝
4. N-COUNT （法律、理论、论点等的）漏洞，缺陷，破绽
   A hole in a law, theory, or argument is a fault or weakness that it has.
   1. There were some holes in that theory, some unanswered questions.
      那个理论中有一些漏洞，一些问题没有解答。
5. N-COUNT 糟糕的地方;鬼地方
   If you refer to a place as a hole, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unpleasant.
   1. Why don't you leave this awful hole and come to live with me?
      你为什么不离开这个破地方，搬过来和我住？
6. N-COUNT （9洞或18洞高尔夫球场的）球洞（指从球座到球穴的一段区域）
   A hole is also one of the nine or eighteen sections of a golf course.
   1. I played nine holes with Gary Player today.
      我今天和加里·普莱耶打了9洞高尔夫球。
7. （高尔夫球场上的）球穴
   A hole is one of the places on a golf course that the ball must drop into, usually marked by a flag.
8. VERB （高尔夫球比赛中）击球入穴
   If you hole in a game of golf, you hit the ball so that it goes into the hole.
   1. He holed from nine feet at the 18th...
      他打到第18洞时从9英尺外击球入穴。
   2. Frost holed a bunker shot from 50 feet to snatch the title by one stroke.
      弗罗斯特在50英尺外的沙坑中击球入穴，以一杆的优势获得冠军。
9. VERB 打出破洞于，炸出窟窿于（建筑物、船只等上）
   If something such as a building or ship is holed, holes are made in it by guns or other weapons.
   1. Blocks of flats have been holed and some shells have fallen within the historic ramparts.
      几栋公寓楼被炸出了窟窿，几枚炮弹还落在了古护城墙内。
10. PHRASE 绝对不需要
    If you say that you need something or someone like a hole in the head, you are emphasizing that you do not want them and that they would only add to the problems that you already have.
    1. We need more folk heroes like we need a hole in the head.
       我们绝对不需要有更多的民间英雄了。
11. PHRASE 置身困境;处境尴尬
    If you say that you are in a hole, you mean that you are in a difficult or embarrassing situation.
    1. He admitted that the government was in 'a dreadful hole'.
       他承认政府目前“处境极为尴尬”。
12. PHRASE （高尔夫球运动中从发球区的）一杆入穴
    If you get a hole in one in golf, you get the golf ball into the hole with a single stroke.
    1. All they ever dream about is getting a hole in one.
       他们一直梦想着能一杆入穴。
13. PHRASE 在（论点或理论）中挑毛病
    If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid.
    1. He then goes on to pick holes in the article before reaching his conclusion.
       他接着在文章中挑了一番刺儿后才作出结论。

1. Radio signals received from the galaxy's centre back up the black hole theory
   从该星系中心收到的无线电信号证实了黑洞理论。
2. She'd cut a jagged hole in the tin, bending a knife in the process.
   她在罐头上曲里拐弯地划了个口，其间还弄弯了一把小刀。
3. The thieves cut a hole in the fence
   盗贼在篱笆上割了个洞。
4. Den had dug a deep hole in the centre of the garden
   德恩在花园的中央挖了一个深洞。
5. Make sure the draining board, sink and plug hole are regularly disinfected.
   滴水板、水槽和塞孔一定要定期消毒。
6. The front door was missing. A hole gaped in the roof.
   前门不翼而飞，屋顶豁开了一个洞。
7. He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his once-prized possessions
   他拿起一把铁锨，挖了个坑，将自己曾经珍爱的物品埋了起来。
8. The builders had cut holes into the soft stone to support the ends of the beams.
   建筑工人在软石上挖了洞以支撑梁端。
9. These tiresome creatures eat holes in the leaves
   这些讨厌的虫子在叶子上咬出了洞。
10. Armed robbers broke into the jeweller's through a hole in the wall.
    持枪劫匪钻过墙洞闯进了珠宝店。
11. There were some holes in that theory, some unanswered questions.
    那个理论中有一些漏洞，一些问题没有解答。
12. Why don't you leave this awful hole and come to live with me?
    你为什么不离开这个破地方，搬过来和我住？
13. I played nine holes with Gary Player today.
    我今天和加里·普莱耶打了9洞高尔夫球。
14. He holed from nine feet at the 18th
    他打到第18洞时从9英尺外击球入穴。
15. Blocks of flats have been holed and some shells have fallen within the historic ramparts.
    几栋公寓楼被炸出了窟窿，几枚炮弹还落在了古护城墙内。
16. We need more folk heroes like we need a hole in the head.
    我们绝对不需要有更多的民间英雄了。
17. He admitted that the government was in 'a dreadful hole'.
    他承认政府目前“处境极为尴尬”。
18. All they ever dream about is getting a hole in one.
    他们一直梦想着能一杆入穴。
19. He then goes on to pick holes in the article before reaching his conclusion.
    他接着在文章中挑了一番刺儿后才作出结论。
20. A plug had been inserted in the drill hole.
    钻孔已塞上了塞子。
21. I took a ballpoint pen and punched a hole in the carton.
    我拿了一支圆珠笔，在纸盒上戳了一个洞。
22. Make two holes with a hole punch.
    用打孔器打两个孔。
23. Slabs of rock had slipped sideways in the remote past, and formed this hole.
    在久远的过去，岩石板滑落到周边，从而形成了这个洞。
24. He dug a hole in our yard on Edgerton Avenue to plant a maple tree when I was born.
    我出生的时候，他在埃杰顿大街我们家的园圃里挖了个坑，种了棵枫树。
25. The woodpecker pecked a hole in the tree.
    啄木鸟在树上啄了一个洞。
26. They dug a deep hole in the hillside.
    他们在山坡上掏了一个深洞。
27. A lighted cigarette burned a hole in his clothes.
    点着的香烟在他衣服上烧了一个洞。
28. The acid has burnt a hole in my jacket.
    这种酸把我的上衣烧了一个窟窿。
29. The prisoner crawled through a hole and escaped.
    犯人从一个洞里爬出去逃跑了。

  hole cave cavity grotto【导航词义：洞，穴】

  hole n. 洞，穴

〔辨析〕普通用词，泛指固体物中的空间或某物可穿过的空间。

  cave n. 洞穴

〔辨析〕指较大的天然洞窟，如山洞、岩洞等，也可指人造的窑洞。

  cavity n. 〈正式〉洞，空穴，腔

〔辨析〕比 hole 正式，指实体内或表面的空洞或空腔。

  grotto n. 洞穴，石室

〔辨析〕指较小的、吸引人的洞穴、岩穴、石窟等，可以是天然的，也可以是人工开凿的。

hole up

be holed up

1. 躲藏
   to hide in a place
   1. He dug a deep hole in the garden.
      他在花园里挖了个深坑。
   2. The bomb blew a huge hole in the ground.
      炸弹在地上炸了一个大坑。
   3. Water had collected in the holes in the road.
      水积聚在道路的坑洼处。

n.

in a hole

• 处于困境
  in a difficult situation
  1. He had got himself into a hole and it was going to be difficult to get out of it.
     他使自己陷入了困境，难以摆脱。

in the hole

• 负债；欠钱；亏空
  owing money
  1. We start the current fiscal year $30 million in the hole.
     我们今年的财政年度一开始便负着3 000万元的债。

make a hole in sth

• 大量耗费（尤指钱）
  to use up a large amount of sth that you have, especially money
  1. School fees can make a big hole in your savings.
     学费可以花掉一大笔储蓄。

an ace up your sleeve

• 秘藏的王牌；应急的妙计；锦囊妙计
  a secret advantage, for example a piece of information or a skill, that you are ready to use if you need to

burn a hole in your pocket

• 一有（钱）就想花；花钱没有节制
  if money burns a hole in your pocket , you want to spend it as soon as you have it

dig yourself into a hole

• 使自己陷入困境；使自己处境尴尬
  to get yourself into a bad situation that will be very difficult to get out of

pick holes in sth

• 挑刺儿；挑毛病；找漏洞
  to find the weak points in sth such as a plan, suggestion, etc.
  1. It was easy to pick holes in his arguments.
     找他论据中的漏洞很容易。

noun

1. an opening deliberately made in or through something

2. one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
   1. he played 18 holes

   Synonym:    golf hole

3. informal terms for the mouth

   Synonym:    trapcakeholemawyapgob

4. an opening into or through something

5. a depression hollowed out of solid matter

   Synonym:    hollow

6. an unoccupied space

7. informal terms for a difficult situation
   1. he got into a terrible fix
   2. he made a muddle of his marriage

   Synonym:    fixjammessmuddlepicklekettle of fish

8. a fault
   1. he shot holes in my argument

verb

1. make holes in

2. hit the ball into the hole

   Synonym:    hole out