🇬🇧🇨🇳 hideout - 藏身处 : English Lesson

Meaning of "hideout" ("藏身处"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A hideout is a special secret place where someone goes so other people can’t easily find them, like a kid’s blanket fort, a superhero’s cave, or a pirate’s hidden cave.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Our snack hideout is behind the vegetable drawer, because even Mom is scared to look there.

Grandpa said he had a secret hideout as a kid, and I’m pretty sure it was just the fridge.

My friend’s hideout is inside a cardboard box labeled “Definitely Not A Hideout,” which fooled no one.

Our dog’s hideout is under the table, where he waits patiently for gravity to drop food.

Scientists found that octopuses sometimes decorate their underwater hideouts with shiny shells—basically, they invented interior design before we did.

Rana slipped into the old shed, her tiny hideout beneath the floorboards. The hideout smelled of dust and wood. This hideout held a blanket and a flashlight. She waved goodbye to the noisy street, closed the hideout door, and listened for footsteps. When silence settled, relief flooded her—her secret hideout was safe, and she smiled.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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