burrowing

英 [ˈbʌrəʊɪŋ]

美 [ˈbɜːroʊɪŋ]

v.  挖掘(洞或洞穴通道); 挖洞; 偎依; 使…钻到(…下面); (在…里)搜寻
burrow的现在分词

复数：burrowings　现在分词：burrowing　

BNC.38856 / COCA.35353

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

• She began burrowing underneath the tissue paper.
  她开始在绵纸下面搜寻起来。
• Small short-eared burrowing mammal of rocky uplands of Asia and western North America.
  亚洲和北美洲西部多岩丘陵地带的短耳朵穴居的小型哺乳动物。
• A burrowing mammal having limbs adapted for digging.
  有适于挖掘的肢体的穴居哺乳动物。
• To have become burrowing creatures prompting a fundamental change in body plan.
  进化成洞穴动物，促使身体结构发生根本的变化。
• We use a innovative approach to control Gophers, Moles, Voles, or any other burrowing animal.
  我们用创新的方法来控制考访痣、田鼠、洞穴或其他动物。
• This paper studied the burrowing characteristic of Chinese alligators with high density in captivity.
  本文研究了高密度饲养条件下，扬子鳄对洞穴的选择特点。
• Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches.
  东半球短尾巴的穴居鼠，长有大颊囊。
• Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
  生活在沙或泥中的穴居海洋软体动物。
• Burrowing chiefly nocturnal mammal with body covered with strong horny plates.
  善于挖洞的主要在夜间活动的哺乳动物，体表有坚固的角质鳞片。
• Degenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizards.
  加利福尼亚退化的象虫一样的蜥蜴，与鳄蜥近缘。