Burrow



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 兔子等) 所掘的地洞; v. 挖洞
• ［英］ n. ( 兔子等) 所掘的地洞 ( a hole or tunnel ) ; v. 挖洞 ( to make a burrow)
• ［类］ ditch : canyon / burrow : cavern ( 水沟和峡谷 / 小洞和巨洞)
• ［同］ 近形词: borrow ( 借) ; furrow ( 犁沟, 皱纹)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English borow
• Date: 13th century
• a hole or excavation in the ground made by an animal (as a rabbit) for shelter and habitation

II. verb

• Date: 1602
• transitive verb
  • 1. archaic to hide in or as if in a burrow
  • 2.
    • a. to construct by tunneling
    • b. to penetrate by means of a burrow
  • 3. to make a motion suggestive of burrowing with ; nestle <burrows her hand into mine>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to conceal oneself in or as if in a burrow
  • 2.
    • a. to make a burrow
    • b. to progress by or as if by digging
  • 3. to make a motion suggestive of burrowing ; snuggle, nestle <burrowed against his back for warmth>
• ? burrower noun

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