老巢 (lǎo cháo) — nest; den; lair (especially figurative: criminal's hideout or base)
Definition
Literally 'old nest', but in modern usage it almost always means a criminal gang's hideout or base of operations. Figurative sense dominates; the literal animal-nest reading is rare.
noun
nestdenlair (especially figurative: criminal's hideout or base)
Examples
- 老巢。Jǐng fāng zhōng yú zhǎo dào le fàn dú jí tuán de lǎo cháo.The police finally found the drug trafficking group's lair.
- 老巢。Zhè ge fàn zuì tuán huǒ de lǎo cháo bèi chè dǐ dǎo huǐ le.This criminal gang's hideout was completely destroyed.
- 老巢。Tā men zài yí gè fèi qì gōng chǎng lǐ jiàn lì le lǎo cháo.They set up their den in an abandoned factory.
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