新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

burrow

英  [ˈbʌrəʊ]
    
美  [ˈbɜː-]

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • burrows

    1[C 可数名词] 洞穴

    A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.

    双语例句

    例:

    Normally timid, they rarely stray far from their burrows.

    它们通常很胆小,极少远离自己的洞穴。

    VERB. 动词
  • burrows , burrowing , burrowed

    1[I 不及物动词] 掘地洞

    If an animal burrows into the ground or into a surface, it moves through it by making a tunnel or hole.

    近义词

    tunnel

    双语例句

    例:

    The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor.

    幼虫钻进地板的裂缝中。

    2[I 不及物动词] 翻找

    If you burrow in a container or pile of things, you search there for something using your hands.

    双语例句

    例:

    the enthusiasm with which he burrowed through old records in search of facts.

    他为了弄清事实在老档案中翻查的热情。

    3[I 不及物动词] 钻进

    If you burrow into something, you move underneath it or press against it, usually in order to feel warmer or safer.

    双语例句

    例:

    She turned her face away from him, burrowing into her heap of covers.

    她从他那边背过脸去,钻进她的被窝里。

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