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Hellhole Meaning in English

word

/ˈhɛlˌhoʊl/
HEL-hohl
/hˈɛlhəʊl/
HEL-hohl

释义

A 'hellhole' is a very unpleasant, dirty, or terrible place, usually somewhere people really don’t want to be.

用法与细微差别

'Hellhole' is informal and quite strong, mostly used to complain about places. Often used for dirty apartments, bad hotels, or neglected areas. Not polite—avoid in formal situations. Similar words: 'dump', 'pit', 'hole'.

例句

My apartment was a hellhole before I cleaned it.

basic

This restaurant is a total hellhole.

basic

Nobody wants to live in that hellhole of a building.

basic

After a week in that hellhole, I needed a real vacation.

natural

It rained so much, our tent turned into a hellhole overnight.

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Honestly, I wouldn’t recommend that hostel—it’s a total hellhole.

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