Burrow
[ 'b?ro ]
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vt.& vi. 挖掘（洞穴），挖洞;
vi. 翻尋;
n. 地洞;
?? 例句
burrow into a mystery
探索神秘的事
burrow one's head into a person's shoulder
把頭緊貼在某人的肩膀上
I had to burrow in the library for the books I needed.
我只好在圖書館搜尋我所需要的書。
While doing this it usually keeps its tail in its burrow.
此時它經(jīng)常將尾藏于穴中。
The squirrel stores nuts in its burrow.
小松鼠將干果貯藏在地洞里。
?? 聯(lián)想助記
【記】※ borrow-借來,burrow-洞穴:借洞穴儲存食物
※ bur-拼音“不如”,row-諧音“肉”:不如把肉藏到洞穴里面
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
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 借挖掘或似挖掘的動作朝某方向移動
The fox burrowed (its way) under the fence to reach the chickens. 那狐貍在圍欄下面掘（一條 路）到雞窩處.
The prisoners escaped by burrowing under the wall. 囚犯們在墻下掘地道逃走了.
The child burrowed under the bedclothes. 那孩子在被窩里鉆來鉆去.
(fig 比喻) We had to burrow through a mass of files to find the documents we wanted 我們要在案卷堆里翻來翻去以尋找我們所要的文件.
?? 擴展釋義
*['b?r?u]n. 洞穴, 藏身處vi. 掘洞穴, 躲藏vt. 掘, 打洞【醫(yī)】 穴, 竇, 地洞
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How is your score in English?
你的英語成績是多少？
I met one of the engineers over at the television station.
我在電視公司遇到一位工程師。
There was a big smile on her face.
她臉上充滿笑容。