ferret
noun[C]
uk/ˈfer.ɪt/us/ˈfer.ət/asmall, yellowish-whiteanimalwith alongbody,bredforhuntingrabbitsand othersmallanimals
雪貂(驯养用以捕兔等小动物)Candy_Vandy/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages
Wild mammals
- aardvark
- anteater
- armadillo
- Bactrian
- bandicoot
- hedgehog
- hippopotamus
- javelina
- joey
- kangaroo
- pine marten
- platypus
- polar bear
- polecat
- porcupine
- tapir
- Tasmanian devil
- Tasmanian wolf
- thylacine
- tusker
ferret
verb
informaluk/ˈfer.ɪt/us/ˈfer.ɪt/[I+ adv/prep]UK
tosearchfor something bymovingthings around withyourhands,especiallyin adrawer,bag, or otherclosedspace:
(尤指在抽屉、包等中)搜寻,翻找I was just ferretingaroundin mydrawerfor mypassport.我当时正翻抽屉找我的护照。
[I]
tosearchfor something or someone, bylookingin manyplacesoraskingmanyquestions:
四处搜寻;探查After abitof ferreting, Imanagedtofindhisaddress.四处搜寻了一会儿,我找到了他的地址。
Searching
- -seeking
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- mudlarking
- needle
- scout
- scratch
- search
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- shakesomeonedown
- troll
Phrasal verb
ferretsomethingout