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单词 ferret
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ferret

noun
/ˈferɪt/
/ˈferɪt/
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  1. a small aggressive animal with a long thin body, kept for catching rabbits, killing rats, etc.Topics Animalsc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French fuiret, alteration of fuiron, based on late Latin furo ‘thief, ferret’, from Latin fur ‘thief’.

ferret

verb
/ˈferɪt/
/ˈferɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ferret
/ˈferɪt/
/ˈferɪt/
he / she / it ferrets
/ˈferɪts/
/ˈferɪts/
past simple ferreted
/ˈferɪtɪd/
/ˈferɪtɪd/
past participle ferreted
/ˈferɪtɪd/
/ˈferɪtɪd/
-ing form ferreting
/ˈferɪtɪŋ/
/ˈferɪtɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive] ferret (about/around) (for something) (informal) to search for something that is lost or hidden among a lot of things
    • She opened the drawer and ferreted around for her keys.
  2. [intransitive] to hunt rabbits, rats, etc. using ferrets
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French fuiret, alteration of fuiron, based on late Latin furo ‘thief, ferret’, from Latin fur ‘thief’.
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