中英互译
hole-and-corner
英 /ˌhəʊl ən ˈkɔːnə(r)/美 /ˌhoʊl ən ˈkɔːrnər/
基本释义
- adj.秘密的;无足轻重的
双语例句
- She was living a hole-and-corner existence of daily drudgery.她每日过着繁忙而乏味的生活。
- In its happy days, flowers had been tucked away into every inch and hole and corner.在幸福的日子里,每一寸土地、每一个洞、每一个角落都开满了鲜花。
- Small convenience stores sit practically on every corner, either hole-in-the-wall mom-and-pop shops, or the bright, boxy chain store variety.便利店遍布每个角落,要么是不起眼的夫妻杂货店,要么是亮堂堂的连锁便利店。
网络短语
- hole and corner偷偷摸摸;鬼鬼祟祟
- every hole and corner每个角落
- hole-and-corner search秘密搜查
- hole -and -corner transactions秘密的交易
同义词
adj.
英英释义
- adj.relating to the peripheral and unimportant aspects of life
- adj.conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods