hiding

noun

1. 隐藏；躲藏
   the state of being hidden
   1. After the trial, she had to go into hiding for several weeks.
      审讯后她不得不躲藏了几个星期。
   2. He only came out of hiding ten years after the war was over.
      战争结束十年之后他才露面。
   3. We spent months in hiding .
      我们躲藏了好几个月。
2. 体罚；痛打
   a physical punishment, usually involving being hit hard many times
   1. to give sb/get a (good) hiding
      给某人 / 遭到一顿（狠）揍
   2. The team got a hiding in their last game.
      那支球队在最后一场比赛中被打得一败涂地。

1. N-UNCOUNT 躲藏;藏匿
   If someone is in hiding, they have secretly gone somewhere where they cannot be seen or found.
   1. Gray is thought to be in hiding near the France/Italy border...
      他们认为格雷藏在法国和意大利边境附近。
   2. Hundreds of people are said to have gone into hiding to avoid arrest...
      据说有几百人为躲避逮捕而藏了起来。
   3. The duchess is expected to come out of hiding to attend the ceremony.
      公爵夫人估计会现身参加仪式。
2. 痛打;狠揍
   If you give someone a hiding, you punish them by hitting them many times.
3. PHRASE 白白浪费时间;白费工夫;毫无成功希望
   If you say that someone who is trying to achieve something is on a hiding to nothing, you are emphasizing that they have absolutely no chance of being successful.
   1. As regards commercial survival, a car manufacturer capable of making only 50,000 cars a year is on a hiding to nothing.
      谈到商业生存，一个年产只有5万辆的汽车制造厂家是毫无成功希望的。

1. He has just begun his fourth year in hiding
   他东躲西藏的第四个年头刚刚开始。
2. All too often it is only the negative images of Ireland that are portrayed, colouring opinions and hiding the true nature of the country
   媒体往往描绘的只是爱尔兰的负面形象，影响了大家的看法，掩盖了这个国家的真实面貌。
3. He then dismembered her, hiding parts of her body in the cellar
   他接着将她肢解，将部分尸体藏在了地窖里。
4. She headed for the docks, thinking that Ricardo might be hiding in one of the boats
   她走向码头，想着里卡多可能正藏在其中一条船上。
5. The family was often in flight, hiding out in friends 'houses.
   这一家人常常东躲西藏，在朋友家里避风头。
6. They flushed them out of their hiding places
   他们把他们从藏身之处赶了出来。
7. Gray is thought to be in hiding near the France/ Italy border
   他们认为格雷藏在法国和意大利边境附近。
8. Hundreds of people are said to have gone into hiding to avoid arrest
   据说有几百人为躲避逮捕而藏了起来。
9. The duchess is expected to come out of hiding to attend the ceremony.
   公爵夫人估计会现身参加仪式。
10. The enemy infantry was hiding.
    敌军步兵正在隐蔽。
11. He kept his head down, hiding his features
    他低头掩面。
12. We believe she may have played a part in hiding the cash.
    我们认为她可能参与了藏匿现金。
13. Traditional hiding places are easy pickings for experienced burglars
    对有经验的入室窃贼来说，人们惯常藏钱的那些地方最容易得手。
14. A flashlight beam probed the underbrush only yards away from their hiding place
    一束手电筒的光束在离他们的藏身之地只有几码远的灌木丛里搜寻着。
15. It is likely that they would go into hiding for a few weeks, and resurface when the publicity has died down.
    他们很可能会躲藏几个星期，等风声过了以后再露面。
16. Alan sings with shy intensity, hiding behind the security blanket of his guitar.
    艾伦非常害羞地唱着，用怀里的吉他挡住自己以获得此许安全感。
17. They are now in hiding at an undisclosed address.
    他们现在藏身于一个秘密的地方。
18. Some of the smart ones, hiding themselves behind him, wrinkled their noses in a grimace.
    调皮的小伙子，躲在他背后挤眉弄眼作出怪脸。
19. They advised her to go into hiding for a while.
    他们劝她先躲藏一下。
20. The guards went over the prisoners one by one to see that they were not hiding any weapons.
    看守们将犯人一一搜了一遍，以确定他们没有私藏武器。
21. He was forced into hiding.
    他被迫躲藏起来。
22. Aha, so it's you hiding there.
    啊哈！原来是你躲在那儿！
23. Where is he hiding?
    他藏在哪儿呢？
24. There was a hare hiding in the grass.
    一只野兔影在草丛里。
25. He seems to have been hiding from me these days.
    这几天他好像有意躲避我。
26. The children enjoyed hiding in the bushes.
    孩子们喜欢隐藏在灌木丛中。
27. The criminal remained in hiding at a distant relative's place for three weeks.
    罪犯在远房亲戚家里藏匿了三个星期。
28. The police knew that the wanted mer were hiding out somewhere in the town.
    警察知道，他们要抓的人隐藏在镇内的某个地方。
29. The police are moving in on the criminals hiding in the hills.
    警察正向躲在山里的罪犯逼近。

n.

on a hiding to nothing

• 毫无成功机会；（即使成功了）也得不到多大好处
  having no chance of success, or not getting much advantage even if you do succeed

noun

1. the activity of keeping something secret

   Synonym:    concealmentconcealing

2. the state of being hidden
   1. he went into hiding