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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典
den
英 [den]
[NOUN]
dens
1. [C 可数名词] 兽窝
A den is the home of certain types of wild animals such as lions or foxes.
2. [C 可数名词] 进行秘密活动的场所 , 窝点
A den is a secret place where people meet, usually for a dishonest purpose.
双语例句
例：I could provide you with the addresses of at least three illegal drinking dens.
我能向你提供至少3个秘密非法饮酒窝点的地址。
3. [C 可数名词] （某一不良行为或违法活动的）聚集地
If you describe a place as a den of a particular type of bad or illegal behaviour, you mean that a lot of that type of behaviour goes on there.
双语例句
例：this den of iniquity called New York City.
这个被称作纽约市的罪恶之地。