Ferret

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[编辑] GRE 红宝书

  • n.雪貂; v.搜寻
  • [英] v.搜寻 ( to search for persistently and discover)
  • [例] I ferreted out some clues about his past by looking through his files.

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I. noun

  • Etymology: Middle English furet, ferret, from Anglo-French firet, furet, from Vulgar Latin *furittus, literally, little thief, diminutive of Latin fur thief — more at furtive
  • Date: 14th century
  • 1.
    • a. a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat
    • b. black-footed ferret
  • 2. an active and persistent searcher
  • ? ferrety adjective

II. verb

  • Date: 15th century
  • intransitive verb
    • 1. to hunt with ferrets
    • 2. to search about
  • transitive verb
    • 1.
      • a.
        • (1) to hunt (as rabbits) with ferrets
        • (2) to force out of hiding ; flush
      • b. to find and bring to light by searching — usually used with out<ferret out the answers>
    • 2. harry, worry
  • ? ferreter noun

III. noun

  • Etymology: probably modification of Italian fioretti floss silk, from plural of fioretto, diminutive of fiore flower, from Latin flor-, flos — more at blow
  • Date: 1649
  • a narrow cotton, silk, or wool tape — called also ferreting


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