hellhole

IPA/ˈhelhəʊl/
IPA/ˈhelhəʊl/

hellhole — noun

  • hellholesingular
  • hellholesplural

1. a place where conditions are so unpleasant or uncomfortable that being there mak

1.名詞B2
釋義

a place where conditions are so unpleasant or uncomfortable that being there makes you feel miserable

例句

After three months in the cramped basement, Kevin called the place a hellhole and quit.

call + noun + a hellhole (verb-object-complement)

The refugee camp was a muddy hellhole where fifty families shared one toilet.

同義詞
  • dump

    more informal, often suggests a dirty or untidy place rather than a genuinely miserable one

  • pit

    similar level of informality, emphasises how far below acceptable standards a place is

  • slum

    less informal, specifically describes a poor, run-down urban area with bad housing

反義詞
  • paradise

    a place of perfect happiness and comfort, the opposite of a hellhole

  • heaven

    an extremely pleasant or ideal place