burrowed

英 [ˈbʌrəʊd]

美 [ˈbɜːroʊd]

v.  挖掘(洞或洞穴通道); 挖洞; 偎依; 使…钻到(…下面); (在…里)搜寻
burrow的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• (兔子等动物掘的）洞穴，地洞
  Aburrowis a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.
• VERB 钻地道；挖洞
  If an animalburrowsinto the ground or into a surface, it moves through it by making a tunnel or hole.
  1. The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor.
     幼虫钻进了地板的缝隙里。
• VERB 翻找；搜寻
  If youburrowin a container or pile of things, you search there for something using your hands.
  1. He burrowed into the pile of charts feverishly.
     他非常紧张地在一堆图表中翻找。
  2. ...the enthusiasm with which he burrowed through old records in search of facts.
     他为了弄清事实真相而翻查老档案的热情
• VERB 依偎；紧靠
  If youburrowinto something, you move underneath it or press against it, usually in order to feel warmer or safer.
  1. She turned her face away from him, burrowing into her heap of covers.
     她侧过脸背向他，钻进她那堆被子里。

双语例句

• In fact, our gentleman burrowed a chunnel through two sides of the earth.
  实际上，我们的绅士给地球的两端打了个通道。嘿嘿。
• She burrowed in the library for a book about English literature.
  她在图书馆中钻研一本关于英国文学的书。
• The dog burrowed into the earth, looking for the bone.
  那条狗在地上掘洞寻找那根骨头。
• Rats had burrowed into the Bank of the river.
  老鼠在河岸上打洞。
• She burrowed in the drawer for a pair of socks.
  她在抽屉里翻找一双袜子。
• They burrowed their way under the hill.
  他们在山下钻研他们的路。
• The Jap destroyed the rice crop, scorched the green valley and burrowed in behind the great wall.
  日本人放火烧毁庄稼，绿色的河谷和城池外的一切。
• I burrowed deeper into my den, pressing my face against the inner ribs of the tree, inhaling its sweet rot and dankness, the grain of the wood rough against my skin.
  我又往我的小窝里钻深了一些，把脸蛋贴在这棵树的筋络上，呼吸着它陈腐的芳香和黑暗的滋味，粗糙的树皮摩擦着我的肌肤。
• He burrowed into reference books for research data.
  他查阅[钻研]参考书籍寻求研究资料。
• Among the few survivors would have been animals living in water or burrowed in the ground like turtles, small mammals and crocodiles.
  只有水生生物和在地下掘穴而居的动物成为极少的幸存者，比如海龟、小型哺乳动物和鳄鱼等。