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ferret/ˈferit/ n. & v.●n. 1 a small half-tamed domesticated polecat, Mustela putorius furo, used in catching rabbits, rats, etc. (用于捕兔、鼠等的)雪貂，白鼬 2 a person who searches assiduously 搜索者，侦察者 ●v. (ferreted, ferreting) 1 intr. hunt with ferrets 用雪貂狩猎 2 intr. rummage; search about 翻找，搜寻 3 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 about, away, out, etc.)a clear out (holes or an area of ground) with ferrets 用雪貂(把小兽从洞穴或地面藏匿处)赶出来 b take or drive away (rabbits etc.) with ferrets 用雪貂猎取(或赶走) (野兔等) 4 tr. (foll. by 后跟 out) search out (secrets, criminals, etc.) 搜出，查获(秘密、罪犯等) □ ferreter n.□ ferrety adj.[Middle English via Old French fu(i)ret, alteration of fu(i)ron, and Late Latin furo -onis from Latin fur ‘thief’] |