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burrowed

英 [ˈbʌrəʊd]

美 [ˈbɜːroʊd]

v.  挖掘(洞或洞穴通道); 挖洞; 偎依; 使…钻到(…下面); (在…里)搜寻
burrow的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

  • (兔子等动物掘的)洞穴,地洞
    Aburrowis a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.
    1. VERB 钻地道;挖洞
      If an animalburrowsinto the ground or into a surface, it moves through it by making a tunnel or hole.
      1. The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor.
        幼虫钻进了地板的缝隙里。
    2. VERB 翻找;搜寻
      If youburrowin a container or pile of things, you search there for something using your hands.
      1. He burrowed into the pile of charts feverishly.
        他非常紧张地在一堆图表中翻找。
      2. ...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
    3. VERB 依偎;紧靠
      If youburrowinto something, you move underneath it or press against it, usually in order to feel warmer or safer.
      1. 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。

    双语例句

    • The passage in which he had burrowed no other word can better express the situation was walled in behind him.
      他藏身的地下巷道枣没有别的字眼比这更能说明这一情况了枣后面有墙堵着。
    • The fox burrowed several holes near the haystack.
      那头狐狸在草堆附近挖了几个洞。
    • He burrowed into the pile of charts feverishly.
      他非常紧张地在一堆图表中翻找。
    • She burrowed her head in the pillow and cried and kicked her feet at the tufted counterpane.
      她把头埋在枕头里,一面哭一面用双脚乱踢着被子。
    • The Jap destroyed the rice crop, scorched the green valley and burrowed in behind the great wall.
      日本人放火烧毁庄稼,绿色的河谷和城池外的一切。
    • For one moment he had relaxed and fancies had burrowed through like mice or hobgoblins.
      他一时放松了警惕,幻想便象老鼠或者妖精似的乘虚而入。
    • He burrowed into reference books for research data.
      他查阅[钻研]参考书籍寻求研究资料。
    • He put out the light and burrowed inside the quilt, hoping to fall asleep. Still it was no good.
      灭了灯,把头完全盖在被子里,他想就这么睡去。
    • I burrowed deeper into my den, pressing my face against the inner ribs of the tree, inhaling its sweet rot and dankness, the grain of the wood rough against my skin.
      我又往我的小窝里钻深了一些,把脸蛋贴在这棵树的筋络上,呼吸着它陈腐的芳香和黑暗的滋味,粗糙的树皮摩擦着我的肌肤。
    • She burrowed in the library for a book about English literature.
      她在图书馆中钻研一本关于英国文学的书。