den

noun

/den/

Idioms

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the hidden home of some types of wild animal
- a bear’s/lion’s den
Topics Animalsc1
(disapproving) a place where people meet in secret, especially for some illegal activity
- a den of thieves
- a drinking/gambling den
- He thought of New York as a den of iniquity.
(North American English) a room in a house where people go to relax, watch television, etc.
(British English, old-fashioned, informal) a room in a house where a person can work or study without being interrupted
- He would often retire to his den.
a secret place, often made roughly with walls and a roof, where children play
- They made themselves a den in the woods.
(North American English) a group of Cub Scouts

Word OriginOld English denn, of Germanic origin; related to German Tenne ‘threshing floor’, also to dene ‘vale’.

Idioms

the lion’s den

a difficult situation in which you have to face a person or people who are unfriendly or aggressive towards you

to beard the lion in his den

to go to see an important or powerful person to tell them that you disagree with them, that you want something, etc.Topics Opinion and argumentc2

单词	den
释义	den noun /den/ /den/ Idioms jump to other results the hidden home of some types of wild animal a bear’s/lion’s den Topics Animalsc1 (disapproving) a place where people meet in secret, especially for some illegal activity a den of thieves a drinking/gambling den He thought of New York as a den of iniquity. (North American English) a room in a house where people go to relax, watch television, etc. (British English, old-fashioned, informal) a room in a house where a person can work or study without being interrupted He would often retire to his den. a secret place, often made roughly with walls and a roof, where children play They made themselves a den in the woods. (North American English) a group of Cub Scouts Word OriginOld English denn, of Germanic origin; related to German Tenne ‘threshing floor’, also to dene ‘vale’. Idioms the lion’s den a difficult situation in which you have to face a person or people who are unfriendly or aggressive towards you to beard the lion in his den to go to see an important or powerful person to tell them that you disagree with them, that you want something, etc.Topics Opinion and argumentc2
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