English Dictionary

lair

IPA（発音記号）

/lɛə/

名詞

比喩的用法 イギリス英語 方言 スコットランド英語

A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. / A shed or shelter for domestic animals.

日本語の意味

野生動物が住む場所（洞窟や地面の穴など） / 家畜などの動物のための避難所や小屋

The explorer found the bear's lair hidden beneath the rocky overhang.

探検家は岩の張り出しの下に隠された熊の巣穴を見つけた。

意味（1）

A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.

O dainty dew, O morning dew / That gleamed in the world's first dawn, did you / And the sweet grass and manful oaks / Give lair and rest / To him who toadwise sits and croaks / His death-behest?

意味（2）

A shed or shelter for domestic animals.

意味（3）

(figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.

...Van Helsing stood up and said, Now, my dear friends, we go forth to our terrible enterprise. Are we all armed, as we were on that night when first we visited our enemy's lair. Armed against ghostly as well as carnal attack?

意味（4）

(Britain dialectal) A bed or resting place.

Then would I in Plenty's lap, For the first time take a nap; Falling back in easy lair, Sweetly slumb'ring in my chair;

意味（5）

(Scotland) A grave; a cemetery plot.

We appreciate that this is a sensitive issue for lair owners and would like to assure them that the maintenance of the cemetery is carried out in a sensitive and dignified manner.

lairs （ plural ）