warren
/ˈwɒrən/ (bre, ipa) · [wˈɔrən] /ˈwɔːrən/ (ame, ipa) · [wˈɔrən] /ˈwȯr-ən ˈwär-/ (ame, mw)
warren — 名詞
- warrensingular
- warrensplural
1. a place under the ground where rabbits live, made up of many connected tunnels a
兔窟
兔子居住的地下通道網絡
a place under the ground where rabbits live, made up of many connected tunnels and holes that the animals have dug
The children found a rabbit warren hidden beneath the old oak tree's roots.
孩子們在一棵老橡樹的根部下方發現了一個兔窟。
rabbit warren — typical collocation for the literal sense
Heavy rain flooded the warren, forcing the rabbits to dig new tunnels.
大雨淹沒了兔窟，迫使兔子們挖掘新的通道。
A fox waited near the entrance of the warren, hoping to catch an evening meal.
一隻狐狸守在兔窟入口附近，希望能抓到晚餐。
The farmer filled in the rabbit warren after it damaged the vegetable garden.
農夫填平了那個兔窟，因為它破壞了菜園。
Park rangers mapped the warren's tunnels to study how rabbits raise their young.
公園管理員繪製了兔窟通道的地圖，以研究兔子如何養育幼兔。
文法句型
a warren
the warren
warren of [plural noun]
用法筆記
This sense is the original and most literal meaning. The phrase 'rabbit warren' is a common fixed expression even when the tunnels are not extensive.
常見錯誤
2. a building, area of a city, or set of passages where cramped spaces are arranged
迷宮
擁擠且難以找到方向的地方
a building, area of a city, or set of passages where cramped spaces are arranged in a disorienting way, making it hard to find your way through small rooms and narrow hallways
The old city market was a warren of narrow alleys lined with tiny shops.
舊城區的市場是個迷宮般的地方，到處是狹窄的小巷和微型商店。
warren of narrow alleys — typical noun-phrase pattern
Romi got lost in the warren of hallways connecting the hospital's five buildings.
Romi 在連接醫院五棟建築的迷宮般走廊中迷路了。
The refugee camp had become a dusty warren of tents and makeshift shelters.
難民營變成了一個由帳篷和臨時遮蔽物組成的擁擠迷宮。
New employees often take weeks to learn the warren of cubicles in the office.
新進員工通常要花好幾週才能熟悉辦公室裡迷宮般的隔間。
Beneath the castle lay a warren of secret passages used by the king's spies.
城堡地底下藏著一個由國王間諜使用的祕密通道迷宮。
文法句型
a warren of [narrow streets / alleys / rooms / passages]
用法筆記
Always used with 'of' followed by a plural noun describing the parts of the maze-like place. Common in descriptive travel writing and fiction.
3. a group of wild rabbits that share the same underground system of tunnels and li
兔群
共同生活在同一地下洞穴的兔子
a group of wild rabbits that share the same underground system of tunnels and live together as a community
The entire warren emerged at dusk to feed on the fresh grass.
整群兔子在黃昏時分出來吃新鮮的青草。
collective noun: 'the entire warren' treated as a group
Liang counted over twenty rabbits in the warren living near the riverbank.
Liang 數了數河岸附近那個兔群，發現有二十多隻兔子。
Disease spread quickly through the warren because the burrows were so close together.
疾病在兔群中迅速蔓延，因為洞穴之間的距離太近了。
A single warren can contain thirty or more rabbits during the breeding season.
在繁殖季節，一個兔群可能包含三十隻以上的兔子。
文法句型
the whole warren
the warren + singular verb
用法筆記
This sense refers to the rabbits themselves as a group, not the tunnels. Distinguish from sense 1 by checking whether the focus is on the place (tunnels) or the animals (the group).