| 词汇 | bolthole |
| 释义 | bolthole noun[ C ] UK(also bolt-hole)uk /ˈbəʊlt.həʊl/ us /ˈboʊlt.hoʊl/ a place that you can go to when you want to get away from your usual life and escape from other people: 藏身处;隐蔽处 The hotel is famous for being Winston Churchill's favourite bolthole.这家酒店因为曾是温斯顿•丘吉尔最喜欢的避世之处而闻名于世。 I remember longing for a bolthole, somewhere to escape to.我记得自己曾渴望有一个避风港，一个可以避世的地方。 She dreamed of having a country bolthole. London has turned into a favourite bolthole for the international business elite. The cottage is small inside, but it could be the perfect bolt-hole. Safe & enclosed spaces awning booth bunker bus shelter carrel childproof childproofing cocoon control booth haven hideaway hideout hidey-hole hiding place refuge retreat safe haven safe house sanctuary sanctuary city You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Home Examples of boltholebolthole I hope that, from 2004, the digital tachograph will prevent black sheep from finding new boltholes! From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English We all know that various individuals are, understandably, going to various boltholes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I simply do not believe that boltholes cannot be blocked up with reasonable dispatch. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The same standards need to be applied across the world; if boltholes and weaknesses are discovered in certain places, the money will flow there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They cannot be allowed to establish new bases and boltholes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Tax evasion has increased sevenfold over the past seven or eight years and tax avoidance schemes, tax boltholes and tax loopholes are running riot throughout the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, out of a sense of panic they were looking for a bolthole in which they could ensure their survival. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can think of nothing more dangerous than to inscribe budgetary discipline simultaneously with the bolthole which enables us to evade it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many firms outside the zones have moved into the zones and the net effect is that they are used as a tax bolthole. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No similar bolthole exists for us today. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Legislation to ensure that the rules are used for their intended purpose, and not as an unworthy bolthole for the dishonest, may benefit the cause of freedom. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I support the thrust of these amendments in trying to fill another bolthole in which some people will seek to hide in order to avoid tackling some of these issues. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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