burrowing
present participle ofburrow
| 单词 | burrowing |
| 释义 | burrowing present participle ofburrow burrow verb uk/ˈbʌr.əʊ/us/ˈbɝː.oʊ/[Iusually+ adv/prep] todigaholein theground,especiallytolivein: Rats had burrowedintothebankof theriver. [T+ adv/prep] tomoveyourself into apositionwhere you canfeelwarm,comfortable, orsafe: Suddenlyshy,ouryoungdaughterburrowed herheadintomyshoulder. [I+ adv/prep] tosearchfor something, as if bydigging: I burrowedthroughtheclothesin thedrawerlookingfor acleanpairofsocks. Digging
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Comfortable and uncomfortable Searching Examplesofburrowingburrowing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It appears from histological evidence that it is more likely that larvae travel in blood vessels rather than byburrowing. From theCambridge English Corpus For example,burrowinganimals affect the evolutionary pressures felt by their descendants in two ways. From theCambridge English Corpus Their descendants inherit the genes forburrowing, and they inherit the niche of the burrow. From theCambridge English Corpus Information such as this should aid the identification of plant characteristics for banana genotypes that are more resistant and/or tolerant toburrowingnematodes. From theCambridge English Corpus It is evident, therefore, thatburrowingefficiency has little or no relation to the weight of the larva. From theCambridge English Corpus She pleads with all her blandishments for forgiveness, while he,burrowinginto his soul, can hardly find a reason to embrace her again. From theCambridge English Corpus Comparable complexity ofburrowingrather than precise ichnotaxonomic parity would thus be of importance. From theCambridge English Corpus The only monitoring study on aburrowingspecies since cats were eradicated has been for white-chinned petrels. From theCambridge English Corpus These legacies are both products of the same initial cause: the genes forburrowing. From theCambridge English Corpus However, a small foot will by no means makeburrowingeasier for the cockles. From theCambridge English Corpus This was done to protect the plots fromburrowingmammals. From theCambridge English Corpus Burrowingrobots - these will aid the hunt for water, a key requirement for life, a driver of climate and a vital resource. From theCambridge English Corpus This probably relates to the wombat's proclivity forburrowing. From theCambridge English Corpus A high water table in grassland sites eliminates the possibility ofburrowingdeep to escape hostile surface conditions. From theCambridge English Corpus Mole-rats areburrowingrodents with severe deterioration of visual capacity, par ticularly in image formation. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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