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Burrow Verb Tunnel Ground Animal Pile Search Burrowed

单词 burrow
音标
英[ˈbʌrəʊ] 美[ˈbɜroʊ]
解释
vt.& vi.挖掘(洞穴),挖洞;vi.翻寻;n.地洞;
例句

N-COUNT
(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.

VERB
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.
例:The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor.幼虫钻进了地板的缝隙里。

VERB
翻找;搜寻
If you burrow in a container or pile of things, you search there for something using your hands.
例:He burrowed into the pile of charts feverishly.他非常紧张地在一堆图表中翻找。
例:...the enthusiasm with which he burrowed through old records in search of facts.他为了弄清事实真相而翻查老档案的热情

VERB
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.
例:She turned her face away from him, burrowing into her heap of covers.她侧过脸背向他,钻进她那堆被子里。
变形
third:burrows~done:burrowed~pl:burrows~ing:burrowing~past:burrowed~

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