老巢 (lǎo cháo) — nest; den; lair (especially figurative: criminal's hideout or base)

Definizione

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)

Esempi

  • 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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