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ferret n.雪貂；v.用雪貂猎取；搜寻 ferret (v.) early 15c., from ferret (n.), in reference to the use of half-tame ferrets to kill rats and flush rabbits from burrows; the extended sense of "search out, discover" is 1570s. Related: Ferreted; ferreting.ferret (n.) late 14c., from Old French furet, diminutive of fuiron "weasel, ferret," literally "thief," probably from Late Latin furionem (related to furonem "cat," also "robber"), from Latin fur (genitive furis) "thief." 【记】fur 毛皮，裘皮,貂皮 + et 小东西→貂皮小东西→貂

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['ferit] 【英】 v.搜寻(to search for persistently and discover)【例】 I ferreted out some clues about his past by looking through his files. v. 用雪貂猎取; 驱逐(从隐藏的地方赶出); 搜出, 发现【源】原指: 被驯养来猎取鼠和野兔的雪貂去掉中间的rr = feet: 用feet来搜索rr(2个脚印)

单词	ferret
音标	['ferit]
解释	n.雪貂；v.用雪貂猎取；搜寻
红宝书	【英】 v.搜寻(to search for persistently and discover) 【例】 I ferreted out some clues about his past by looking through his files.
字源	ferret (v.) early 15c., from ferret (n.), in reference to the use of half-tame ferrets to kill rats and flush rabbits from burrows; the extended sense of "search out, discover" is 1570s. Related: Ferreted; ferreting. ferret (n.) late 14c., from Old French furet, diminutive of fuiron "weasel, ferret," literally "thief," probably from Late Latin furionem (related to furonem "cat," also "robber"), from Latin fur (genitive furis) "thief."
不择手段背单词	v. 用雪貂猎取; 驱逐(从隐藏的地方赶出); 搜出, 发现【源】原指: 被驯养来猎取鼠和野兔的雪貂去掉中间的rr = feet: 用feet来搜索rr(2个脚印)
趣味全助记	【记】fur 毛皮，裘皮,貂皮 + et 小东西→貂皮小东西→貂

Ferret Late Latin Ferit N.雪貂；V.用雪貂猎取；搜寻 英 V.搜寻(To Search

Ferret Late Latin Ferit N.雪貂；V.用雪貂猎取；搜寻英 V.搜寻(To Search