Ferret
[ 'f?r?t ]
出國 Abroad
n. 雪貂，白鼬;（經常性的）搜索者，偵探;細絲（帶）;
vi. 用雪貂獵鼠搜索;搜尋，搜索出;到處搜尋;
adj. 雪貂似的;搜索者般的;愛窺探的;
?? 例句
ferret about among old documents for a secret
為找出秘密而翻查舊文件
To go a coney - catching with a dead ferret .
死貂抓不住活兔。
At last I managed to ferret out the truth.
最后我總算查出了真相。
We will drop down with the current a short distance, and ferret him out.
咱們再順流下去，很快就會找到他的。
She will try her best to ferret out for us where they have gone.
她將盡力為我們查出他們到底去了哪里。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ feet-腳,rr-似“腳印”:用feet來搜索rr(2個腳印)
※ fer-詞根“拿”,r-似“花”,et-ET外星人:外星人讓雪貂拿著花去捕鼠
?? 詞根
-gest-表示“攜帶”
常見變體有-ger-
?? 牛津釋義
ferret
n
small animal of the weasel family, kept for driving rabbits from their burrows, killing rats, etc 雪貂（用以將兔從洞中逐出、 捕鼠等）. Cf 參看 ermine, weasel. ferret, v
1 [I] (usu 通常作 go ferreting) hunt (rabbits, rats, etc) with ferrets 用雪貂捕獵（兔、 鼠等）.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (about) (for sth) (infml 口) search; rummage 搜尋; 翻找
I spent the day ferreting (about) in the attic (for old photographs). 我一整天都在閣樓上翻找（舊照片）.
3 (phr v) ferret sth out (infml 口) discover sth by searching or asking questions thoroughly （通過搜查或仔細盤問）發現某事物; 查獲; 偵破
ferret out a secret, the truth, the facts, etc 查明秘密、 真相、 事實等.
?? 擴展釋義
*['ferit]n. 白鼬, 雪貂, 偵探vt. 用雪貂打獵, 搜出, 驅出vi. 搜索【法】 搜索者, 偵查者相關詞組: ferret sth out
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I read when I have the chance.
我有空時喜歡讀書。
Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality her left.
勤勉是幸運的右手，節約是幸運的左手。
That's difficult!
那就難啦！