burrow
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit. 洞穴
Normally timid, they rarely stray far from their burrows. 它們通常很膽小,極少遠離自己的洞穴。
2. V-I If an animal burrows into the ground or into a surface, it moves through it by making a tunnel or hole. 掘地洞
The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor. 幼蟲鑽進地板的裂縫中。
3. V-I If you burrow in a container or pile of things, you search there for something using your hands. 繙找
...the enthusiasm with which he burrowed through old records in search of facts. …他爲了弄清事實在老档案中繙查的熱情。
4. V-I If you burrow into something, you move underneath it or press against it, usually in order to feel warmer or safer. 鑽進
She turned her face away from him, burrowing into her heap of covers. 她從他那邊背過臉去,鑽進她的被窩裡。
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