单词 | ferret |
释义 | ferret n small animal of the weasel family, kept for driving rabbits from their burrows, killing rats, etc 雪貂(用以将兔从洞中逐出、 捕鼠等). Cf 参看 ermine, weasel. ferret, v 1 [I] (usu 通常作 go ferreting) hunt (rabbits, rats, etc) with ferrets 用雪貂捕猎(兔、 鼠等). 2 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (about) (for sth) (infml 口) search; rummage 搜寻; 翻找 I spent the day ferreting (about) in the attic (for old photographs). 我一整天都在阁楼上翻找(旧照片). 3 (phr v) ferret sth out (infml 口) discover sth by searching or asking questions thoroughly (通过搜查或仔细盘问)发现某事物; 查获; 侦破 ferret out a secret, the truth, the facts, etc 查明秘密、 真相、 事实等. |
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