| 释义 |
bur·row
I. \ˈbər.(ˌ)ō, ˈbə.(ˌ)rō, -ər.ə, -ə.rə, often -ər.əw or -ə.rəw+V\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English borugh, borow, perhaps from borugh borough — more at borough
1. : a hole in the ground made by certain animals (as rabbits) for shelter and habitation
2. : passage, gallery; especially : one formed in or under the skin by the wandering of a parasite (as the mite of scabies or a foreign hookworm)
3. : a miserable dwelling : hovel, hole
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1. archaic : to hide (as oneself) in or as if in a burrow — usually passive
2. : to produce like a burrow : construct by digging and tunneling
< burrowed a dwelling in the side of the hill >
< he can burrow passages underneath a river bed — F.M.Godfrey >
3. : to pass or extend like a burrow
< the tunnel burrowed its way under the mountain >
4. : to make a motion suggestive of burrowing with : snuggle, nestle
< she burrows her grubby hand into mine >
intransitive verb
1. : to conceal oneself in or lodge in a mean abode — used chiefly of persons
2.
a. of an animal : to dig a burrow
< rats burrowing in the wall >
b. : tunnel, delve, dig
< he burrowed into his records >
< burrowing through the mass of reports >
3.
a. of an animal : to progress through the earth by means of digging movements
< many worms burrow freely in the surface soil >
b. : to form and move along a tunnel in a specified direction
< they burrowed under the wall >
c. : to enter into as though through a hidden burrow
< Communists burrowing into the labor unions >
4. : to make a motion suggestive of burrowing : snuggle, nestle
< burrowed against his back for warmth >
III. noun
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Etymology: Middle English borough, borgh, probably alteration of bergh barrow — more at barrow
archaic : barrow, hillock |