burrow
vt.& vi. 挖掘(洞穴),挖洞
vi. 翻寻
n. 地洞
A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.
If an animal burrows into the ground or into a surface, it moves through it by making a tunnel or hole.
The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor.
幼虫钻进了地板的缝隙里。
If you burrow in a container or pile of things, you search there for something using your hands.
He burrowed into the pile of charts feverishly.
他非常紧张地在一堆图表中翻找。
...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
If you burrow into something, you move underneath it or press against it, usually in order to feel warmer or safer.
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。
1. a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter
1. move through by or as by digging;
Imagine you are poking a stick into an animal's burrow.
大家不妨设想一下这样的情景:将一根枝条插进动物的洞穴里.
The house is still but a sort of porch at the entrance a burrow.
所谓房屋,还只不过是地洞入口处的一些门面而已.
You burrow and rankle in his heart!
你挖掘并折磨他的心灵!
The dog had chased a rabbit into its burrow.
狗把兔子追进了洞穴.
To avoid predators, they'll burrow even deeper, leaving only a hole for breathing.
为了避免掠食者, 它们会挖洞甚至更深, 只留下一小孔为了呼吸.引自:“美国国家地理杂志”,当天的图片.