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- a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits. It is typically albino in coloration, but sometimes brown.白鼬, 雪貂。见POLECAT-FERRET.
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- Mustela furo, family Mustelidae; descended mainly from the European polecat.拉丁名Mustela furo,鼬科, 主要源自欧洲林鼬。
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- a search for something, typically in a small or enclosed space（尤指在封闭或狭小空间中的）搜寻, 寻找：
he had a quick ferret around.
他迅速四处搜寻了一通。
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- a person who searches assiduously and tenaciously（不遗余力的）搜查者：
the cops rarely liaised with the income tax ferrets.
警察极少和所得税稽查员打交道。
(ferreted, ferreting)no obj.
1- (of a person) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits（人）用雪貂狩猎（尤指猎兔）：
as noun ferreting ferreting is increasing in popularity.用雪貂猎兔越来越时兴。
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- clear (a hole or area of ground) of rabbits with ferrets用雪貂把兔子从（洞中或某处）赶出。
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- with adverbial of place rummage about in a place or container in search of something（翻箱倒柜地）寻找, 搜寻：
he shambled over to the desk and ferreted around.
他蹒跚地走到书桌前, 翻箱倒柜地到处找了起来。
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- with obj.
ferret something out
search tenaciously for something搜出（或查获）某物： she had the ability to ferret out the facts.
她有能耐把事情搞个水落石出。
派生词
ferreter
nounferrety
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French fuiret, alteration of fuiron, based on late Latin furo 'thief, ferret', from Latin fur 'thief'.