burrowing

英 [ˈbʌrəʊɪŋ]

美 [ˈbɜːroʊɪŋ]

v.  挖掘(洞或洞穴通道); 挖洞; 偎依; 使…钻到(…下面); (在…里)搜寻
burrow的现在分词

复数：burrowings　现在分词：burrowing　

BNC.38856 / COCA.35353

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

• Fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand.
  产于西太平洋和印度洋的多沙水域的鱼，生有能够在沙中挖洞的三角形口鼻。
• They were burrowing for a book in the library.
  他们在图书馆搜寻一本书。
• What are you burrowing around in my drawer for?
  你在我抽屉里乱翻什么？
• However, the ball lies on a mound made by a burrowing animal.
  不过，球停在了洞穴动物制造的土墩上。
• Degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards.
  加利福尼亚退化的象虫一样的蜥蜴，与鳄蜥近缘。
• Burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates.
  善于挖洞的主要在夜间活动的哺乳动物，体表有坚固的角质鳞片。
• Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
  生活在沙或泥中的穴居海洋软体动物。
• To have become burrowing creatures prompting a fundamental change in body plan.
  进化成洞穴动物，促使身体结构发生根本的变化。
• Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches.
  东半球短尾巴的穴居鼠，长有大颊囊。
• Tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages.
  热带海生穴居甲壳动物，有大的易于抓东西的附肢。