hiding
noun uk/ˈhaɪ.dɪŋ/ us/ˈhaɪ.dɪŋ/
(PUNISHMENT)
[ C usually singular ] old-fashioned（惩罚性的）痛打
a punishment that consists of being beaten repeatedly
[ C usually singular ] UK informal惨败，彻底失败
a total defeat
"How did the French team get on in their match against Italy?" "They got a real hiding!" “法国队在和意大利队的比赛中表现如何？” “他们被打得一败涂地！”
(PLACE)
be in hiding/go into hiding 躲藏着／藏起来
to be/go somewhere where you cannot be found
He was in hiding for more than five years before his arrest.
Presumably the men who planned the attacks are in hiding now.
The former minister is currently in hiding overseas.
She was forced to go into hiding after receiving death threats.
The driver who witnessed the killings has since gone into hiding.
Idiom
be on a hiding to nothingidiom UK informal 做毫无成功希望的事
to be trying to do something when there is no chance that you will succeed