hellhole是什么意思？

hellhole

英[ˈhelhəʊl] 美[ˈhelhoʊl]

• n. 充满腐败、堕落、危害的地方；

复数：hellholes;

例句

• The theater was an over - crowded hellhole. 剧场闷热拥挤不堪.
• I'm sick of living in this hellhole. 我讨厌在这个地狱般的地方生活.
• That old iron works was a real hellhole. 那座旧铸铁厂真是连地狱都不如.
• ...stuck in this hellhole of a jail. 困在这鬼监狱里

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  地狱般的地方;鸟不拉屎的地方;环境极肮脏（或恶劣）的地方
  If you call a place a hellhole, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, usually because it is dirty and uncomfortable.
  例句
  ...stuck in this hellhole of a jail. 困在这鬼监狱里

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. any place of pain and turmoil;
  "the hell of battle""the inferno of the engine room""when you're alone Christmas is the pits";