n.[C]

1. 洞；破洞；孔眼[（+in）]
   There is a hole in the wall.

   墙上有一个洞。

2. （动物的）洞穴，窝
3. 狭小的住处；地牢
4. 【口】为难的处境
   His refusal put us in a hole.

   他的拒绝使我们处于为难的境地。

5. 漏洞；缺陷[（+in）]
   There are holes in his argument.

   他的论点有欠缺。

6. 【高尔夫】球洞

vt.

1. 凿洞于，穿孔于
   They holed a tunnel through the mountains.

   他们开凿了一条隧道穿过大山。

2. 把……放入（或打入）洞中

vi.

1. （高尔夫球等）进入洞中[（+out）]

n.

1. an empty space in a solid body or surface.
   ▸an aperture.
   ▸a cavity on a golf course into which the ball must be hit.
2. informal a small or unpleasant place.
   ▸an awkward situation.
3. a flaw in a plan or argument.
4. Physics  a position from which an electron is absent, regarded as a mobile carrier of positive charge in a semiconductor.

v.

1. make a hole or holes in.
2. Golf  hit (the ball) into a hole.
3. (hole out) Cricket  (of a batsman) hit the ball to a fielder and be caught.
4. (hole up) informal hide oneself.