| 单词 |
creep-hole |
| 释义 |
creep-hole|ˈkriːphəʊl| [f. creep v. or n. + hole.] A hole by which one creeps in or out; ‘a hole into which any animal may creep to escape danger’ (J.). Also fig. (cf. loop-hole).
1646Game of Scotch & Eng. 20 How willing our brethren are to get a creep-hole, and how they shufle and cut to strugle themselves out of the Bryers. 1681W. Robertson Phraseol. Gen. (1693) 560 A poor shifting excuse, a miserable come-off, a very creep-hole. 1876T. Hardy Hand Ethelb. I. 53 A screen of ivy..across the front of the recess..a small creep-hole being left for entrance and exit. |

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