ferret
美音:
[´ferət
]英音:
[´ferət
]僧面猴 粗尾猿
难易程度:
ferret为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:ferrety 名词:ferreter 动词过去式:ferreted 过去分词:ferreted 现在分词:ferreting 第三人称单数:ferrets
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ferret
/'ferɪt; `fɛrɪt/
n small animal of the weasel family, kept for driving rabbits from their burrows, killing rats, etc 雪貂(用以将兔从洞中逐出、捕鼠等). Cf 参看 ermine, weasel.
v
1 [I] (usu 通常作 go ferreting) hunt (rabbits, rats, etc) with ferrets 用雪貂捕猎(兔、鼠等).
2 [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (about) (for sth) (infml 口) search; rummage 搜寻; 翻找
*I spent the day ferreting (about) in the attic (for old photographs). 我一整天都在阁楼上翻找(旧照片).
3 (phr v) ferret sth out (infml 口) discover sth by searching or asking questions thoroughly (通过搜查或仔细盘问)发现某事物; 查获; 侦破
*ferret out a secret, the truth, the facts, etc 查明秘密、真相、事实等.
欧洲臭鼬的家养变种,用于捕鼠和兔子
ferret
domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits