1. C 洞，孔；窝　 an empty space within sth solid; the home of small animal
2. C 破洞，裂口；漏洞，破绽　 a space or opening going through sth; gap; a fault in reasoning
3. C 〈非正〉困境，窘境　 a position of difficulty
4. C 球穴　 a hollow place in the ground into which the ball must to be hit

　block up a ～　堵塞漏洞
　burn a ～　烧一个洞
　cut a ～　钻孔，凿洞
　dig a ～　挖个坑
　drill a ～　钻孔，钻洞
　eat a ～　蚀一个洞
　fill up a ～　填平洞
　find a ～　找漏洞，发现漏洞
　make a ～ in　在…中凿洞
　pick a ～ in　在…中找碴儿，吹毛求疵
　pick a ～ in sb's coat　找某人的碴儿
　stop a ～　把孔塞住
　tear a ～　撕个口子
　wear into ～s　穿破
　big ～　大洞，大坑
　deep ～　深坑，深洞
　huge ～　巨大的洞〔孔〕
　small ～　小洞，小坑
　centre ～　中心孔
　in a ～　处于困境，为难
　fifty dollars in the ～　亏空50美元

　I've a hole in my left sock.　我左脚袜子上有个洞。
　In the steel plate five holes were drilled an inch apart.　在这块钢板上钻了五个相距一英寸的孔。
　The prisoner escaped through a hole in the wall.　那囚犯从墙上的缺口处逃跑了。
　They found serious holes in his reasoning.　他们在他的推理中找出了严重的破绽。
　You've put me in a devil of a hole.　你使我的处境很困难。
　I'm in a bit of a hole because my mother-in-law is coming for a visit and I've just broken the vase she gave us as a wedding present.　我感到很为难，因为我岳母就要来访，而我却刚把她送给我们当作结婚礼物的花瓶打碎了。
　The old man spent his last years in a hole of a room.　这老汉在阴暗的斗室中度过余生。
　What a hole that town is!　那个小城真没意思！
　The next hole is 100 feet long.　下一个球穴在100英尺远的地方。

 ♣ eat holes in
　把（某物）蚀了几个洞　(cause to) decay sth into holes
　Acid ate holes in my coat.　我的衣服被酸蚀烂了几个洞。
　The moths have eaten holes in my wool coat.　蛀虫将我的羊毛衫蛀蚀了几个小洞。
 ♣ in a hole
　处于困境　in difficulties
　I'm in a hole, can you help me?　我正处在困境，你能帮我忙吗?
 ♣ like the Black Hole of Calcutta
　又挤又热　very crowded and hot
　Open a window!It's like the Black Hole of Calcutta.　打开一个窗户吧！这里又挤又热。
　It was like the Black Hole of Calcutta on the underground this morning.　今天早晨地铁里又挤又热。
 ♣ make a hole in
　大量消耗　use the largest part of
　That last round of drinks made a large hole in ten pounds.　那最后一巡酒喝掉了10磅之多。
　Going out for a meal really made a hole in the week's money for food.　到外面吃饭当真花掉我们这星期伙食费中的一大笔钱。
 ♣ need like a hole in the head
　绝对不需要　not need sth at all
　I need extra work today like a hole in the head.　今天我绝对不需要加班。
　They've got a billion dollars in it already. But, I must say, we need it like a hole in the head.　他们在这件事上已经花费了10亿美元，但是，我必须说，我们根本不需要。
 ♣ pick a hole in
　〈非正〉挑毛病，找出破绽　 find fault or the weak point (in sth)
　As soon as I presented my argument, they began to pick holes in it.　我一提出我的论点，他们就开始吹毛求疵了。
　It was easy to pick holes in his flimsy argument.　在他那番站不住脚的论点中找漏洞是很容易的。
　Facer is angry that the newspapers have picked so many holes in his book.　报纸对费塞的书很挑剔，这使他很气恼。
　It's easy for an outsider to pick holes in our programme.　一个局外人从我们的节目中挑出毛病来是很容易的。
 ♣ square peg in a round hole
　不适合于其职位的人　sb who is unsuited to his or her position
　I've declined the invitation to the Royal Garden Party; I'd just to be a square peg in a round hole among all those posh people.　我已谢绝参加皇家游园会的邀请，同那些显赫要人在一起，我觉得实在格格不入。

 ♣ in a hole, in holes, in the hole
　这三个短语的意思不尽相同：in a hole的意思是“处于困境”; in holes的意思是“破了”; in the hole的意思是“经济困难，亏空”。例如：

 ♣ hole, cave, cavity
　参见cave条。
 ♣ hole, den, hollow
　这组词都有“孔，洞，穴”的意思。其区别在于：hole可指正常的“洞，洞穴”，也可指不正常的“破洞，裂口”; hollow主要指凹地、洼地或任何物体的“凹陷部分”，如洞、穴、坑等；den特指“兽穴”，也指动物园中的“兽笼”，有时也可指“匪窝”等。例如：

 ♣ hole, tear
　参见tear条。

　墙上有个洞，我们能钻过去。
　［误］ There is a hole on the wall, we can get through it.
　［正］ There is a hole in the wall, we can get through it.
　［析］ 在表示“…上有个洞”时，用a hole in...，这里的介词in不能改用on.

1. vt. & vi.（在…上）打洞或穿孔　 make a hole or holes in
2. vt. & vi.（把…)打入球穴　 hit (the ball) into a hole

　～ the ball　把球打入洞穴
　～ the building　打穿这建筑物
　～ the fence posts　在栏柱上打洞
　～ the ship　击穿这只船
　～ carefully　小心地打洞
　～ noiselessly　悄悄地打洞
　～ professionally　熟练地打洞
　～ out　把高尔夫球打入洞中
　～ up　藏匿
　～ through　打洞穿过

　He wants to hole on the wall.　他想在这堵墙上打个洞。
　He was holing the fence posts to take the crosspieces.　他在栏柱上打洞以便装上横档。
　The golfer holed the ball from a distance of ten feet.　这位高尔夫球运动员从十英尺距离处将球打入穴中。
　The boat was holed by a large rock.　这只船在一块大礁石上撞了一个洞。
　The buildings were holed by shells.　建筑物被炮弹打穿。
　The ship was holed along the waterline by enemy fire.　这只船被敌人的炮火沿着吃水线处击穿。

 ♣ hole through　(v.+prep.)
　打穿　make a hole through sth
　They will hole a tunnel through the mountain.　他们将穿山打隧道。
 ♣ hole up　(v.+adv.)
　躲藏起来　hide as a means of escape
　This is the cottage where the bandits once holed up.　这就是土匪曾经藏过身的房子。
　After the bank robbery, the criminals holed up in a disused factory.　那些罪犯在抢劫银行之后，躲进一个废弃的工厂里。
　Bears hole up for the winter to go by.　熊蛰伏在穴中过冬。
　The police think the bank robbers are holed up in Chicago.　警方认为抢银行的人藏在芝加哥。
　The plan has been holed up.　计划已被搁置起来。

　［同义词］ n. break, cave, crack, gap, split
　［词源］　中古英语<古英语hol（中空的）