Hellholes Meaning in English
word · lemma: hellhole
释义
Places that are extremely unpleasant, dirty, or dangerous; somewhere people do not want to spend time.
用法与细微差别
'Hellholes' is an informal, often very strong and negative word. Commonly used to describe filthy apartments, dangerous neighborhoods, or badly run establishments. Don't use in formal writing. Usually plural, as people compare multiple places.
例句
Prisons in some countries can be absolute hellholes.
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Honestly, those bars are total hellholes after midnight.
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Our old office was one of the worst hellholes I've ever worked in.
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Many people say those old apartments are real hellholes.
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Tourists avoid those hellholes because they are unsafe.
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I've stayed in some real hellholes while backpacking through Asia.
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