Burrows

英 [ˈbʌrəʊz]

美 [ˈbɜːroʊz]

n.  伯罗斯

BNC.10915

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

• Gopher turtles are tortoises that dig burrows in the ground.
  沙乌龟是会在地上打洞的旱乌龟。
• Bull snake of western North America that invades rodent burrows.
  北美洲西部侵扰鼠洞的牛蛇。
• Others hibernate in their burrows over the winter.
  其他的地松鼠，冬天在洞中冬眠。
• By infecting animals and letting them loose in the burrows, local epidemics of this disease could be created.
  通过感染动物并让它们在洞里乱跑，可造成这种疾病的区域性流行。
• They often sleep in hollow trees, burrows, rock crevices, or empty termite mounds, and will come back to the same place every night.
  他们时常在空的树，洞穴中睡觉，岩石裂缝，或空的白蚁土墩和每个夜晚将会回到相同的地方。
• They are poor climbers and tend to live in interconnecting burrows, which they sometimes share with mongooses.
  它们不擅长攀爬，喜欢生活在相同连通的洞中，有时还会与猫鼬住在一起。
• Small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans.
  热带小跳蚤；能繁殖的雌跳蚤在包括人等宿主皮肤下钻洞。
• And instead of building a nest up in a tree, the kiwi burrows under the ground.
  几维（鸟）不在树上筑巢之外，而它却在地上挖洞穴。
• I usually make my home in shallow holes in the ground called burrows.
  我通常把家安在地里的浅洞中，称为“洞穴”。
• Their networks of burrows help them stay dry during storms.
  它们网状的地道在暴风雪来的时候仍然可以保持干燥。