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den

/dɛn/

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noun

巢穴，洞穴。

A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment.

Examples :

"Daniel was put into the lions’ den."

丹尼尔被扔进了狮子的洞穴里。

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noun

巢穴, 窝点

A squalid or wretched place; a haunt.

Examples :

"a den of vice"

藏污纳垢的窝点

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noun

起居室，休息室。

A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining.

Examples :

"After school, Sarah went to her den to relax and do her homework. "

放学后，萨拉去了她的起居室放松，并且做作业。

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noun

小峡谷，幽谷，深谷

A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell.

Examples :

"The hikers followed a narrow den through the mountains. "

徒步者们沿着一条穿过山间的狭窄幽谷前行。

geography nature area

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verb

藏匿，躲藏

To ensconce or hide oneself in (or as in) a den.

Examples :

"The shy student often dened himself in the corner of the library during study hall. "

自习课上，那个害羞的学生经常把自己藏在图书馆的角落里。

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noun

德尼尔

An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou.

Examples :

"My grandfather found a rare den in his attic, a small, old coin. "

我爷爷在阁楼里发现了一枚罕见的德尼尔，那是一枚小小的古老硬币。

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noun

旦尼尔，丹尼尔

A unit of linear density which indicates the fineness of fiber or yarn, equal to one gram per 9000 meters, used especially to measure or indicate the fineness of hosiery. Originally equal to the weight of a denier coin per 9600 aunes.

Examples :

"The hosiery factory uses denier to measure the fineness of their yarn. "

这家袜厂使用旦尼尔（或丹尼尔）来测量纱线的细度。

material unit technical industry commerce

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noun

否认者，否定者

Person who denies something.

Examples :

"The den for the project's existence was dismissed by the team leader. "

对项目存在的否认者被组长驳回了。

person character

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adverb

当时，那时。

(temporal location) At that time.

Examples :

"He was happy then."

当时他很高兴。

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adverb

不久，随后。

(temporal location) Soon afterward.

Examples :

"He fixed it, then left."

他修好了它，随后就离开了。

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adverb

然后, 接下来。

(sequence) Next in order; in addition.

Examples :

"There are three green ones, then a blue one."

先是三个绿色的，然后是一个蓝色的。

time language number

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adverb

那么, 如此说来

Examples :

"If it’s locked, then we’ll need the key."

如果锁着的话，那么我们就需要钥匙了。

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adverb

同时, 另一方面

(sequence) At the same time; on the other hand.

Examples :

"That’s a nice shirt, but then, so is the other one."

那件衬衫很好看，但另一方面，另一件也很好看。

language linguistics

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adverb

并非，不。

(affirmation) Used to contradict an assertion.

Examples :

"My friend said the test was easy, but den, it was actually quite difficult. "

我的朋友说考试很简单，但并非如此，其实相当难。

language communication