Burrow
[ 'bɝro ]
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vt.& vi. 挖掘（洞穴），挖洞;
vi. 翻寻;
n. 地洞;
📝 例句
burrow into a mystery
探索神秘的事
burrow one's head into a person's shoulder
把头紧贴在某人的肩膀上
I had to burrow in the library for the books I needed.
我只好在图书馆搜寻我所需要的书。
While doing this it usually keeps its tail in its burrow.
此时它经常将尾藏于穴中。
The squirrel stores nuts in its burrow.
小松鼠将干果贮藏在地洞里。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ borrow-借来,burrow-洞穴:借洞穴储存食物
※ bur-拼音“不如”,row-谐音“肉”:不如把肉藏到洞穴里面
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
burrow
n
hole made in the ground and used as a home or shelter by rabbits, foxes, etc （兔、狐等掘的）地洞. burrow, v
1
(a) [Tn] make (sth) by digging 挖掘成（洞穴等）
Rabbits had burrowed holes in the grassy bank. 兔子在河岸的草地上掘了些洞.
(b) [I] dig a hole; tunnel 挖洞; 挖掘地道.
2 (phr v) burrow (one's way) into, through, under, etc move in the specified direction by or as if by digging 借挖掘或似挖掘的动作朝某方向移动
The fox burrowed (its way) under the fence to reach the chickens. 那狐狸在围栏下面掘（一条 路）到鸡窝处.
The prisoners escaped by burrowing under the wall. 囚犯们在墙下掘地道逃走了.
The child burrowed under the bedclothes. 那孩子在被窝里钻来钻去.
(fig 比喻) We had to burrow through a mass of files to find the documents we wanted 我们要在案卷堆里翻来翻去以寻找我们所要的文件.
🔁 扩展释义
*['bʌrәu]n. 洞穴, 藏身处vi. 掘洞穴, 躲藏vt. 掘, 打洞【医】 穴, 窦, 地洞
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It is OK to ask children how old they are.
问小孩多大了是可以的。
I'm very pressed for cash at the moment, can I pay you next week?
我现在手头有点紧，再周再付给你行吗？
stranger still, by moving her elbow over a child's game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colours printed on it;
更为奇怪的是，她把肘部在儿童玩的“罗托”纸牌上移动一下，便能说出印在纸牌上的数字和颜色。