hideverb詞源 1/haɪd/

• 1

  To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.

  • He hides his magazines under the bed.
  • The father hid the gift behind him.
• 2

  To put oneself in a place where one will be out of sight or harder to find.

  • You can run, but you can't hide!
  • The thieves were found hiding in an abandoned building.

hidenoun詞源 2/haɪd/

• 1

  The skin of an animal.

• 2

  derogatoryobsoleteThe human skin.

  • O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide!
• 3

  informalOne's own life or personal safety, especially when in peril.

  • to save his own hide
  • better watch his hide
• 4

  (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.

  • A Forest Trail and wild life hides lie 2 miles to the north-east. Blue hares, deer, wild geese, herons and duck can be discreetly observed from the hides.
• 5

  architectureA secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.

  • In the early days of American settlement, hides were built into houses to provide protection from the Indians and to conceal merchandise from the threat of taxation or thievery.
• 6

  A covered structure to which a pet animal can retreat, as is recommended for snakes.

hideverb詞源 2/haɪd/

• 1

  To beat with a whip made from hide.

  • He ran last week, and he was hided, and he was out on the day before yesterday, and here he is once more, and he knows he's got to run and to be hided again.

hidenoun詞源 3/haɪd/

• 1

  historicalA unit of land and tax assessment of varying size, originally as intended to support one household with dependents.

  • The exact size of hides varied with soil quality, but each one generally encompassed 24 to 26 hectares.