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

• Puffin parents dig nesting burrows into the cliffs, and spend their days fishing for their families.
  帕韦尔斯基海雀父母们在悬崖峭壁上筑巢嵌穴，日复一日地捕鱼养家。
• Small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans.
  热带小跳蚤；能繁殖的雌跳蚤在包括人等宿主皮肤下钻洞。
• 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。
• They will invade from burrows, caves, petting zoos.
  它们会从地洞里，洞穴里，动物园里入侵。
• Burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States.
  穴居于美国西部的灌木树根周围、沙漠和多岩坡地的岩石下面和海滩的蛇。
• 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”。
• 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。
• Gopher turtles are tortoises that dig burrows in the ground.
  沙乌龟是会在地上打洞的旱乌龟。
• "Here are the burrows!" cried Herbert.
  “到了兔子的老家了！”赫伯特喊道。
• Does anybody know I'm treating Elisabeth burrows besides you?
  除你之外，还有谁知我来医她？