burrow
noun[C]
uk/ˈbʌr.əʊ/us/ˈbɝː.oʊ/aholein thegrounddugby ananimalsuch as arabbit,especiallytolivein
(尤指动物挖掘居住的)洞穴,地道Barcroft Media / Contributor/Barcroft Media/GettyImages
Animal dwellings - natural
- anthill
- arboreal
- biome
- byre
- cobweb
- colonization
- den
- earth
- guest
- habitat
- hole
- holt
- lair
- molehill
- niche
- roost
- sett
- spider's web
- warren
- wildlife corridor
burrow
verb
uk/ˈbʌr.əʊ/us/ˈbɝː.oʊ/[Iusually+ adv/prep]
todigaholein theground,especiallytolivein:
(尤指为居住)打洞,掘洞Rats had burrowedintothebankof theriver.老鼠在河岸上打了洞。
[T+ adv/prep]
tomoveyourself into apositionwhere you canfeelwarm,comfortable, orsafe:
(舒适、温暖或安全地)躲进,钻入;偎依Suddenlyshy,ouryoungdaughterburrowed herheadintomyshoulder.我们的小女儿突然感到害羞了,将头靠在我的肩膀上。
[I+ adv/prep]
tosearchfor something, as if bydigging:
翻找,搜寻I burrowedthroughtheclothesin thedrawerlookingfor acleanpairofsocks.我在抽屉里的衣服里翻找一双干净的袜子。
Digging
- borer
- break groundidiom
- dig
- dig(yourself)in
- digsomeone/somethingout
- digsomethingup
- drill
- excavate
- excavator
- fork
- furrow
- grub
- plough
- ploughsomethingback/in
- prospect
- redrill
- rootsomethingout/up
- sink
- steam shovel
- tunnel
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