英语词汇“ferret”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

fer·ret¹

(fĕrĭt)

1. A domesticated mustelid mammal (Mustela furo syn. Mustela putorius subsp. furo) with an elongated flexible body, often kept as a pet and sometimes trained to hunt rats or rabbits.

2. A black-footed ferret.

v. fer·ret·ed, fer·ret·ing, fer·rets

v.tr.

a. To hunt (rabbits, for example) with ferrets.

b. To drive out, as from a hiding place; expel.

2. To uncover and bring to light by searching. Often used with out: "Their work merely points the way for others to ferret out the core components of all proteins" (Natalie Angier).

3. To hound or harry persistently; worry.

v.intr.

1. To engage in hunting with ferrets.

2. To search intensively.

[Middle English furet, ferret, from Old French furet, from Vulgar Latin *fūrittus, diminutive of Latin fūr, thief; see bher-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

ferret·er n.

ferret·y adj.

单词	ferret
释义	fer·ret¹ (fĕrĭt) n. 1. A domesticated mustelid mammal (Mustela furo syn. Mustela putorius subsp. furo) with an elongated flexible body, often kept as a pet and sometimes trained to hunt rats or rabbits. 2. A black-footed ferret. v. fer·ret·ed, fer·ret·ing, fer·rets v.tr. 1. a. To hunt (rabbits, for example) with ferrets. b. To drive out, as from a hiding place; expel. 2. To uncover and bring to light by searching. Often used with out: "Their work merely points the way for others to ferret out the core components of all proteins" (Natalie Angier). 3. To hound or harry persistently; worry. v.intr. 1. To engage in hunting with ferrets. 2. To search intensively. [Middle English furet, ferret, from Old French furet, from Vulgar Latin fūrittus, diminutive of Latin fūr, thief; see bher-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ferret·er* n. ferret·y adj.
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