burrow
burrow 英 [ˈbʌrəʊ] 美 [ˈbɜroʊ]
v. 挖掘，挖洞，钻到…下面
进行时:burrowing 过去式:burrowed 过去分词:burrowed 第三人称单数:burrows 名词复数:burrows
- Rabbits live in a burrow or a set of tunnels under the earth. They make these tunnels by burrowing, or digging holes with their bodies.
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- v. 挖掘，挖洞，钻到…下面
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1. Earthworms burrow deep into the soil.
蚯蚓钻土很深。
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2. The rodent burrowed its wayinto the sand.
这只鼠掘洞钻进沙里。
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3. He burrowed down beneath the blankets.
他钻到毯子下面。
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4. She burrowed her face into his chest.
她把脸埋进他的怀里。
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5. She burrowed in the drawer for a pair of socks.
她在抽屉里翻找一双袜子。
- burrow (n.) "rabbit-hole, fox-hole, hole in the ground excavated by an animal as a refuge or habitation," c. 1300, borewe, a collateral form of Old English burgh "stronghold, fortress" (see borough); influenced by bergh "hill" and berwen "to defend, take refuge."
- burrow (v.) c. 1600, "to place in a burrow," from burrow (n.). Figuratively (such as to burrow (one's) head) by 1862. Intransitive sense, "to bore one's way into, penetrate, make a hole in" is from 1610s, originally figurative; the literal sense, of animals, is attested by 1771. Related: Burrowed; borrowing.
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