| 英语单词 | burrow |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['bʌrəʊ] 美 ['bɜːroʊ] |
| 中文释义 | n.(兔子等)所掘的地洞 vt.挖掘(洞穴);钻进 vi.翻寻;挖洞 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The ideal riverbank is crumbly enough for the birds to excavate a nesting burrow with their beaks. (2) You burrow and rankle in his heart! (3) Nobody comes to visit me, although a mouse did burrow into my cabin once. (4) The footing corals start to anchor down on the loose rocks, and the subterranean sponges burrow underneath. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 理想的河岸边土壤很松软,这些鸟可以很轻松的用自己喙去凿出适合做窝的地洞。 (2) 你挖掘并折磨他的心灵! (3) 没有人来拜访我,不过确实有一只耗子曾挖洞来过我的小木屋。 (4) 基脚珊瑚开始向下扎根到松散的岩石中,而身处地下的海绵会在底下挖洞。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Rabbits live in a burrow or a set of tunnels under the earth. They make these tunnels by burrowing, or digging holes with their bodies. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Just one letter separates burrow from borrow. To remember the difference, think of the 'u' in burrow as the 'u' for under. Burrows are always underground, and when you burrow under something, you are always going beneath it. Worms can burrow into apples, and on a cold day, you might decide that you'd rather stay in and burrow underneath your blankets. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](兔子等动物掘的)洞穴,地洞 A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit. 2 [VERB 动词]钻地道;挖洞 If an animal burrows into the ground or into a surface, it moves through it by making a tunnel or hole. [V prep/adv]
3 [VERB 动词]翻找;搜寻 If you burrow in a container or pile of things, you search there for something using your hands. [V prep/adv]
4 [VERB 动词]依偎;紧靠 If you burrow into something, you move underneath it or press against it, usually in order to feel warmer or safer. [V prep/adv]
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