man是“男人”,hole是“洞”
manhole是男人的洞?
是指男人的耳朵还是嘴巴?
怎么看都不好猜
和小酱一起来看看真正的意思吧
manhole是指
(地下管线或下水道供人出入检修的)检修孔,检查井
也就是下水道出入孔
常设于城市的排水管道交汇处
方便工作人员检查和疏通管道
a manhole cover = 检查井井盖
例:
The workers have examined all the manholes in the city.
工人们已经检查了城市里所有的下水道出入孔。
in a hole除了表达在洞里
常用来形容“处于困境,处于窘境”
dig yourself into a hole
= 使自己陷入困境,把自己推入困境
例:
We've lost the order and we're in a bit of a hole.
我们失掉了订单,因而处境有些困难。
如果a改成定冠词the
in the hole = in debt 欠债,亏空
例:
After selling all its assets, the bank was still a million dollars in the hole.
卖掉所有资产之后,那家银行仍然欠债100万美元。
hole up = 躲藏,隐藏
如果要表达“藏身处;隐蔽处”
可以用bolthole [ˈbəʊlt.həʊl]
例:
We'd better find some shelter and hole up until the storm passes.
我们最好找个藏身之所躲到风暴过去。
这里的hole指语言或行动上的漏洞,破绽
pick holes in sth意思是:
挑…的毛病,找…的漏洞
例:
It's easy to pick holes in his arguments.
找他论据中的漏洞很容易。