hole-in-the-wall

英 [ˌhəʊl ɪn ðə ˈwɔːl]

美 [ˌhoʊl ɪn ðə ˈwɔːl]

n.  (设在墙内的)自动取款机

柯林斯词典

• N-SING （设在墙内的）自动取款机
  Ahole-in-the-wallmachine is a machine built into the wall of a bank or other building, which allows people to take out money from their bank account by using a special card.
  1. Hole-in-the-wall cash machines were introduced in the 1970s.
     街头自动取款机是在20世纪70年代开始出现的。

in AM, use 美国英语用 ATM

英英释义

noun

• a small unpretentious out-of-the-way place
  1. his office was a hole-in-the-wall

双语例句

• The jewelry store occupied a tiny hole-in-the-wall.
  珠宝店占用了巴掌大的一块地方。
• In the city, radios in hole-in-the-wall shops blared popular songs.
  在城里，狭小商店的收音机大声播放着流行歌曲。
• The streets are filled with thousands of hole-in-the-wall restaurants, each with its own specialties.
  北京的街道上有很多简陋的小饭馆，各个都有自己的特色。
• Not so long ago, shopping in revolutionary Iran was a dull experience, with hole-in-the-wall stores offering the same clothes, electronics and furniture.
  就在不久之前，在伊朗购物还是件无趣的事情，只有局促的小商店卖着千篇一律的服装、电子产品和家具。
• Hole-in-the-wall cash machines were introduced in the 1970s.
  街头自动取款机是在20世纪70年代开始出现的。
• Debbie works in a little hole-in-the-wall craft shop.
  戴比在一家小小的工艺店工作。