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

• "Here are the burrows!" cried Herbert.
  “到了兔子的老家了！”赫伯特喊道。
• Also rodent burrows dug through the lower reaches of the formation and then filled in by later floods.
  还有一直挖通到下面的地层的鼠洞，后被继发的洪水所填满。
• They will invade from burrows, caves, petting zoos.
  它们会从地洞里，洞穴里，动物园里入侵。
• And instead of building a nest up in a tree, the kiwi burrows under the ground.
  几维（鸟）不在树上筑巢之外，而它却在地上挖洞穴。
• The rabbits hid in the burrows.
  兔子躲在地洞中。
• 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”。
• Any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry.
  北美洲草原地区的几种啮齿动物，居住在复杂的大洞中，叫声象犬吠。
• 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。
• 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。
• Large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the United States Pacific coast.
  大型舞池夜间活动的蝗虫，在美国太平洋海滨松软的泥土中钻洞。