a wild mammal's lair or habitation 兽穴,兽窝 ■(informal)a room or hideout where a person can pursue an activity in private (非正式)藏身处,蜗居地,私下活动场所 ■a place where people meet in secret, typically to engage in some illicit activity (尤指不法分子聚集的)窝点,匪巢,贼窝 an opium den. 鸦片窟。 a den of iniquity. 罪恶之窝。 ■(chiefly US)a small subdivision of a Cub Scout pack (主美)(幼年童子军)小组,小队
(denned, denning)
[no obj.](of a wild animal) live in or retreat to a den (野兽)生活在隐蔽处,穴居 the cubs denned in the late autumn. 幼仔深秋时节在洞穴中居住。
语源
Old English denn, of Germanic origin; related to German Tenne 'threshing floor', also to dene