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

• Puffin parents dig nesting burrows into the cliffs, and spend their days fishing for their families.
  帕韦尔斯基海雀父母们在悬崖峭壁上筑巢嵌穴，日复一日地捕鱼养家。
• Any of several rodents of North American prairies living in large complex burrows having a barking cry.
  北美洲草原地区的几种啮齿动物，居住在复杂的大洞中，叫声象犬吠。
• Others hibernate in their burrows over the winter.
  其他的地松鼠，冬天在洞中冬眠。
• Prairie dogs, unlike many ground squirrels, live together in big burrows on the western prairies.
  草原犬鼠和许多地松鼠不一样，群居在西部大草原的大地洞中。
• The rabbits hid in the burrows.
  兔子躲在地洞中。
• They dig burrows in almost every square metre of available soil or live in deep crevices in rock outcrops.
  它们在能挖洞的任何一平方米挖洞或者生活在岩缝中的岩洞中。
• Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.
  一些独居蜂会把巢筑在田间的地洞里。
• 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。
• Ground squirrels live in burrows, instead of in the trees like other squirrels.
  地松鼠不象其他的松鼠生活在树上，而是住在地洞里。