shelter evil people and countenance evil practices; a sink of iniquity
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesidiom
to shelter evil people and countenance evil practices
formalUsed to criticize a place or environment that allows immoral or illegal activities to flourish. Often has a strong negative connotation.
Nà那
ge个
jiǎo角
luò落
jiǎn简
zhí直
chéng成
le了
cáng藏
gòu垢
nà纳
wū污
de的
dì地
fang方
。
That corner has practically become a place that shelters all sorts of evil.
Zhè这
jiā家
kè客
zhàn栈
céng曾
jīng经
shì是
zuì罪
fàn犯
cáng藏
gòu垢
nà纳
wū污
de的
wō窝
diǎn点
。
This inn was once a den where criminals took shelter.
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Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
qīng清
lǐ理
zhè这
zhǒng种
cáng藏
gòu垢
nà纳
wū污
de的
shè社
huì会
fēng风
qì气
。
We must clean up this social climate that harbors evil.
idiom
a sink of iniquity; a den of vice
formalUsed to describe a physical place that is filthy or where immoral activities are concentrated.
Zhè这
ge个
fèi废
jiù旧
de的
cāng仓
kù库
chéng成
le了
shè社
huì会
zhā渣
zǐ滓
de的
cáng藏
gòu垢
nà纳
wū污
zhī之
suǒ所
。
This abandoned warehouse has become a den of iniquity for social scum.
Chè彻
dǐ底
sōu搜
chá查
le了
nà那
ge个
cáng藏
gòu垢
nà纳
wū污
de的
dì地
xià下
dǔ赌
chǎng场
。
They thoroughly searched that den of vice, the underground casino.