rathole
rathole
noun
noun
- (informal)a cramped or squalid room or building
(非正式)肮脏的地方；陋室 - (N. Amer. informal)used to refer to the waste of money or resources
(北美，非正式)无底洞（用以指对金钱或资源的浪费）
pouring our assets down the rathole of military expenditure.
让我们的资产流入军费开支的无底洞。 - (in the oil industry) a shallow hole drilled near a well to accommodate the drill string joint when not in use
（石油工业）储放钻杆的浅孔
■a small hole drilled at the bottom of a larger hole
（大钻孔的）导孔
- [with obj.](N. Amer. informal)hide (money or goods), typically as part of a fraud or deception
(北美，非正式)（尤指为了欺诈、欺骗而）隐藏，掩藏（货币，货物）
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