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

• Field crickets ( Gryllus campestris) snuggle down in burrows either on their own or with a mate.
  蟋蟀要么独自蜷缩在洞穴里，要么和配偶依偎在一起呆在洞穴里。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the United States Pacific coast.
  大型舞池夜间活动的蝗虫，在美国太平洋海滨松软的泥土中钻洞。
• The intertidal beach unit contains some organism burrows.
  潮间海滩单元含有一些生物潜穴。
• 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。
• 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”。