| 单词 | burrow |
| 释义 | burrow —burrower, n. /berr"oh, bur"oh/, n. 1. a hole or tunnel in the ground made by a rabbit, fox, or similar animal for habitation and refuge. 2. a place of retreat; shelter or refuge. v.i. 3. to make a hole or passage in, into, or under something. 4. to lodge in a burrow. 5. to hide. 6. to proceed by or as if by digging. v.t. 7. to put a burrow into (a hill, mountainside, etc.). 8. to hide (oneself), as in a burrow. 9. to make by or as if by burrowing: We burrowed our way through the crowd. [1325-75; ME borow, earlier burh, appar. gradational var. of late ME beri burrow, var. of earlier berg refuge, OE gebeorg, deriv. of beorgan to protect; akin to OE burgen grave, i.e., place of protection for a body; see BURY] |
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