burrow

英 [ˈbʌrəʊ]

美 [ˈbɜːroʊ]

v. 挖掘(洞或洞穴通道); 挖洞; 偎依; 使…钻到(…下面); (在…里)搜寻
n. (动物的)洞穴，洞穴通道

复数：burrows　现在分词：burrowing　过去式：burrowed　过去分词：burrowed　第三人称单数：burrows　

TOEFL IELTS GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.10878 / COCA.12121

同义词辨析

dig burrow delve excavate tunnel【导航词义：挖】

digv. 挖，掘

〔辨析〕

指用手、工具、机器等挖洞、掘土。

〔例证〕

dig a hole in the ground
在地上挖个洞
The dog is digging in the backyard.
狗在后院刨坑。
After digging down about 30m, they found a big iron box.
向下挖了大约30米，他们找到一个大铁盒子。

burrowv. 挖掘；挖洞

〔辨析〕

指挖洞或开掘通道。

〔例证〕

The thief tried to burrow a narrow path downward.
小偷试图朝下挖出一条窄窄的通道。
The groundhog burrowed into the earth.
那只土拨鼠挖洞钻入了土里。

delvev. 搜寻，翻找

〔辨析〕

指把手伸进袋子、容器等深处找寻某物。

〔例证〕

She delved into her schoolbag and brought out a pen.
她在自己的书包里翻找着，拿出一支钢笔。
Mary delved in her handbag for the passport.
玛丽在手提包里翻找护照。

excavatev. 〈正式〉开凿；发掘

〔辨析〕

指挖洞、开凿隧道等，也指科学家或考古学家发掘出古物。

〔例证〕

It took them 10 years to excavate the tunnel.
他们花了10年时间才挖掘出这条隧道。
The archeologists are discussing how to excavate the buried ancient city.
考古学家们正在讨论如何发掘出被埋的古城。

tunnelv. 挖，挖掘

〔辨析〕

指开凿隧道、挖地道等，也指昆虫挖掘洞穴。

〔例证〕

The villagers on the remote island have been dreaming of tunnelling under the sea.
那座偏远小岛上的居民一直梦想着开凿海底隧道。
The grubs tunnelled into the trunk.
小虫子钻进了树干里。

牛津词典

verb

挖掘（洞或洞穴通道）；挖洞
to make a hole or a tunnel in the ground by digging
1. Earthworms burrow deep into the soil.
  蚯蚓钻土很深。
2. The rodent burrowed its way into the sand.
  这只鼠掘洞钻进沙里。
偎依；使…钻到（…下面）
to press yourself close to sb or under sth
1. He burrowed down beneath the blankets.
  他钻到毯子下面。
2. She burrowed her face into his chest.
  她把脸埋进他的怀里。
（在…里）搜寻
to search for sth under or among things
1. She burrowed in the drawer for a pair of socks.
  她在抽屉里翻找一双袜子。
2. He was afraid that they would burrow into his past.
  他担心他们会追查他的过去。

noun

（动物的）洞穴，洞穴通道
a hole or tunnel in the ground made by animals such as rabbits for them to live in

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。

英英释义

noun

a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
Synonym:tunnel

verb

move through by or as by digging
1. burrow through the forest
Synonym:tunnel

双语例句

The burrow must be damp but not wet, and warm, but not too hot.
洞穴一定是湿气但是不是湿，和温暖的，但是不是太热。
A fox and a crane became friends and the fox invited the crane to his burrow.
一只狐狸和仙鹤交上了朋友，狐狸便邀请仙鹤到他的洞穴去做客。
There is nothing preventing her from dragging the cricket into the burrow if she chooses to do so.
如果她选择将蟋蟀拽入地洞，没有什么东西会阻止她那样做。
He burrowed into the pile of charts feverishly.
他非常紧张地在一堆图表中翻找。
Nobody comes to visit me, although a mouse did burrow into my cabin once.
没有人来造访我，不过确实有一只耗子曾挖洞来过我的小木屋。
As soon as the two chicks hatch, they leave the nest burrow
两只小鸟一出壳就离开了巢穴。
They need the silt to burrow and survive.
他们需要的淤泥掘洞穴和生存。
As dusk descends on the mountains, a pangolin emerges from its burrow.
当薄暮涌入山区，一只穿山甲从地洞钻了出来。
We will keep her in our burrow, next to the pond.
我们将把她留在我们靠近池塘的洞穴中。
A hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den.
动物被追赶时穿过并进入它的洞穴或兽穴的洞。