/'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

domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits