Burrows

英 [ˈbʌrəʊz]

美 [ˈbɜːroʊz]

n.  伯罗斯

BNC.10915

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。

双语例句

• They often sleep in hollow trees, burrows, rock crevices, or empty termite mounds, and will come back to the same place every night.
  他们时常在空的树，洞穴中睡觉，岩石裂缝，或空的白蚁土墩和每个夜晚将会回到相同的地方。
• Does anybody know I'm treating Elisabeth burrows besides you?
  除你之外，还有谁知我来医她？
• Also rodent burrows dug through the lower reaches of the formation and then filled in by later floods.
  还有一直挖通到下面的地层的鼠洞，后被继发的洪水所填满。
• They have strong front claws and use them to dig elaborate, comfortable burrows very quickly.
  它们的前脚爪十分有力，用来快速地挖掘复杂舒适的地洞。
• Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.
  一些独居蜂会把巢筑在田间的地洞里。
• By infecting animals and letting them loose in the burrows, local epidemics of this disease could be created.
  通过感染动物并让它们在洞里乱跑，可造成这种疾病的区域性流行。
• Their networks of burrows help them stay dry during storms.
  它们网状的地道在暴风雪来的时候仍然可以保持干燥。
• Prairie dogs, unlike many ground squirrels, live together in big burrows on the western prairies.
  草原犬鼠和许多地松鼠不一样，群居在西部大草原的大地洞中。
• I usually make my home in shallow holes in the ground called burrows.
  我通常把家安在地里的浅洞中，称为“洞穴”。
• Ground squirrels usually live in burrows.
  地松鼠通常住在地洞里。