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

• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• Bull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows.
  北美洲西部侵扰鼠洞的牛蛇。
• 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。
• Most animals that live in deserts dig burrows to protect themselves from the sand-laden wind.
  大多数沙漠动物会挖掘洞穴来保护自己不受沙风的侵袭。
• Does anybody know I'm treating Elisabeth burrows besides you?
  除你之外，还有谁知我来医她？
• Ground squirrels usually live in burrows.
  地松鼠通常住在地洞里。
• "Here are the burrows!" cried Herbert.
  “到了兔子的老家了！”赫伯特喊道。