hiding

hiding¹
noun

(informal)a physical beating
(非正式)痛打
they took off after him, caught him, and gave him a hiding.
他们追赶他，捉住了他，然后给他一顿痛打。
■(figurative)a severe defeat
(喻)惨败
if they'd played badly they might have expected a hiding.
如果他们球打得糟糕的话，也许就惨败了。

常用词组
be on a hiding to nothing

(Brit.)be unlikely to succeed, or be unlikely to gain much advantage if one does
(英)不可能成功；即使成功也无多大优势

语源

early 19th cent.: from hide + -ing

hiding²
noun

[mass noun]the action of concealing someone or something
隐藏（人或物）
■the state of being hidden
躲藏（状态）
the shipowner had gone into hiding.
那船主已躲起来了。

语源

Middle English: from hide + -ing

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