ferreted
past simple and past participle offerret
| 单词 | ferreted |
| 释义 | ferreted past simple and past participle offerret ferret verb informaluk/ˈfer.ɪt/us/ˈfer.ɪt/[I+ adv/prep]UK tosearchfor something bymovingthings around withyourhands,especiallyin adrawer,bag, or otherclosedspace: I was just ferretingaroundin mydrawerfor mypassport. [I] tosearchfor something or someone, bylookingin manyplacesoraskingmanyquestions: After abitof ferreting, Imanagedtofindhisaddress. Searching
Phrasal verbferretsomethingout Examplesofferretedferreted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The existence of intermediates is sometimes apparent directly in the kinetics or can beferretedout by using denaturants to tilt the landscape. From theCambridge English Corpus I make no claim to haveferretedout all of these clues. From theCambridge English Corpus No study has yetferretedout data practices that industry declines to divulge. From theCambridge English Corpus I haveferretedin all parts, and am thoroughly acquainted with both rabbits and hares. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has alsoferretedout the tax dodgers, which everyone would surely cheer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely it is not much to make a case of, that individual letters can be found, can beferretedout three years afterwards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of them have had to beferretedout from perhaps 150 or 200 different company accounts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Very often, the information that one needs has to beferretedout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What sort of problem is this that has suddenly beenferretedout in the midst of the procedure? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By the time one restrictive practice has beenferretedout into the light of day, and ceremonially unscrambled, another is devised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I haveferretedaway, trying to find the capabilities that must be retained for national security reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have said that it is not in the public interest that private matters of this kind should beferretedout and discussed in public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that sooner or later the facts areferretedout and are subjected to the fullest possible public scrutiny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Heferretedin his pocket and produced some combinations, opened the doors and invited us in to see that the safe space was too large for his needs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But they will beferretedout. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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