den
n
1 animal's hidden home, eg a cave 獸穴; 窩(如山洞)
a bear's/lion's den 熊的[獅子的]洞穴.
2 (derog 貶) secret meeting-place 秘密相聚之處
an `opium den 鴉片煙窟 * a den of thieves 賊窩.
3 (infml 口) room in a home where a person can work or study without being disturbed (家中的)私室, 書(shū)齋
retire to one's den 回到自己的私室.
4 (idm 習(xí)語(yǔ)) beard the lion in his den => beard2. a den of i`niquity/`vice (often joc 常作戲謔語(yǔ)) a place where evil or immoral activities go on 進(jìn)行罪惡活動(dòng)的地方
He thought of New York as a den of iniquity. 他認(rèn)為紐約是個(gè)藏污納垢之處.