burrow

英 [ˈbʌrəʊ]

美 [ˈbɜːroʊ]

v. 挖掘(洞或洞穴通道); 挖洞; 偎依; 使…钻到(…下面); (在…里)搜寻
n. (动物的)洞穴，洞穴通道

复数：burrows　现在分词：burrowing　过去式：burrowed　过去分词：burrowed　第三人称单数：burrows　

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同义词辨析

dig burrow delve excavate tunnel【导航词义：挖】

digv. 挖，掘

〔辨析〕

指用手、工具、机器等挖洞、掘土。

〔例证〕

dig a hole in the ground
在地上挖个洞
The dog is digging in the backyard.
狗在后院刨坑。
After digging down about 30m, they found a big iron box.
向下挖了大约30米，他们找到一个大铁盒子。

burrowv. 挖掘；挖洞

〔辨析〕

指挖洞或开掘通道。

〔例证〕

The thief tried to burrow a narrow path downward.
小偷试图朝下挖出一条窄窄的通道。
The groundhog burrowed into the earth.
那只土拨鼠挖洞钻入了土里。

delvev. 搜寻，翻找

〔辨析〕

指把手伸进袋子、容器等深处找寻某物。

〔例证〕

She delved into her schoolbag and brought out a pen.
她在自己的书包里翻找着，拿出一支钢笔。
Mary delved in her handbag for the passport.
玛丽在手提包里翻找护照。

excavatev. 〈正式〉开凿；发掘

〔辨析〕

指挖洞、开凿隧道等，也指科学家或考古学家发掘出古物。

〔例证〕

It took them 10 years to excavate the tunnel.
他们花了10年时间才挖掘出这条隧道。
The archeologists are discussing how to excavate the buried ancient city.
考古学家们正在讨论如何发掘出被埋的古城。

tunnelv. 挖，挖掘

〔辨析〕

指开凿隧道、挖地道等，也指昆虫挖掘洞穴。

〔例证〕

The villagers on the remote island have been dreaming of tunnelling under the sea.
那座偏远小岛上的居民一直梦想着开凿海底隧道。
The grubs tunnelled into the trunk.
小虫子钻进了树干里。

牛津词典

verb

挖掘（洞或洞穴通道）；挖洞
to make a hole or a tunnel in the ground by digging
1. Earthworms burrow deep into the soil.
  蚯蚓钻土很深。
2. The rodent burrowed its way into the sand.
  这只鼠掘洞钻进沙里。
偎依；使…钻到（…下面）
to press yourself close to sb or under sth
1. He burrowed down beneath the blankets.
  他钻到毯子下面。
2. She burrowed her face into his chest.
  她把脸埋进他的怀里。
（在…里）搜寻
to search for sth under or among things
1. She burrowed in the drawer for a pair of socks.
  她在抽屉里翻找一双袜子。
2. He was afraid that they would burrow into his past.
  他担心他们会追查他的过去。

noun

（动物的）洞穴，洞穴通道
a hole or tunnel in the ground made by animals such as rabbits for them to live in

柯林斯词典

(兔子等动物掘的）洞穴，地洞
Aburrowis a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.
VERB 钻地道；挖洞
If an animalburrowsinto the ground or into a surface, it moves through it by making a tunnel or hole.
1. The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor.
  幼虫钻进了地板的缝隙里。
VERB 翻找；搜寻
If youburrowin a container or pile of things, you search there for something using your hands.
1. He burrowed into the pile of charts feverishly.
  他非常紧张地在一堆图表中翻找。
2. ...the enthusiasm with which he burrowed through old records in search of facts.
  他为了弄清事实真相而翻查老档案的热情
VERB 依偎；紧靠
If youburrowinto something, you move underneath it or press against it, usually in order to feel warmer or safer.
1. She turned her face away from him, burrowing into her heap of covers.
  她侧过脸背向他，钻进她那堆被子里。

英英释义

noun

a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
Synonym:tunnel

verb

move through by or as by digging
1. burrow through the forest
Synonym:tunnel

双语例句

Moles burrow in lawns, raising molehills and killing the lawn, for which they are sometimes considered pests.
鼹鼠在草坪下挖洞，隆起的鼹鼠丘会破坏草坪，因此它们经常被看作是有害动物。
Some weeks I see him every day, darting back into his burrow as I pull into the driveway.
有几个礼拜我每天都能看到他，当我开到车道上时他就缩进他的小窝。
As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow
两只小鸟一出壳就离开了巢穴。
A fox and a crane became friends and the fox invited the crane to his burrow.
一只狐狸和仙鹤交上了朋友，狐狸便邀请仙鹤到他的洞穴去做客。
There is nothing preventing her from dragging the cricket into the burrow if she chooses to do so.
如果她选择将蟋蟀拽入地洞，没有什么东西会阻止她那样做。
George: he'll follow the scent right to the rabbit's burrow if he can.
乔治：假如可以的话，会循气味直走到兔子洞穴前。
He burrowed into the pile of charts feverishly.
他非常紧张地在一堆图表中翻找。
The rabbit is resting in its burrow.
那只兔子正在它的洞穴中休息。
Mora's hunger lures her back to the warthog burrow.
莫拉的饥饿把它诱回到疣猪洞。
We will keep her in our burrow, next to the pond.
我们将把她留在我们靠近池塘的洞穴中。