ferret是什么意思,ferret怎么背,怎么记,ferret的词根词缀巧记速记方法,ferret构词,构成,中文翻译

ferret是什么意思,ferret怎么背,怎么记,ferret的词根词缀巧记速记方法,ferret构词,构成,中文翻译_英语词典

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ferret ferret
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◙ noun
1. a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits. It is typically albino in coloration, but sometimes brown
• 白鼬，雪貂。见 polecat-ferret
2. Mustela furo, family Mustelidae; descended mainly from the European polecat
• 拉丁名Mustela furo，鼬科，主要源自欧洲林鼬
3. a search for something, typically in a small or enclosed space
• （尤指在封闭或狭小空间中的）搜寻，寻找
»he had a quick ferret around.
  他迅速四处搜寻了一通。
  a person who searches assiduously and tenaciously
• 不遗余力的搜查者（或调查员、侦探）
»the cops rarely liaised with the income tax ferrets.
  警察极少和所得税稽查员打交道。
◙ (ferreted, ferreting)
1. [no obj.] (of a person) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits
• （人）用雪貂狩猎（尤指猎兔）
»[as noun ferreting] ferreting is increasing in popularity.
  用雪貂猎兔越来越时兴。
  clear (a hole or area of ground) of rabbits with ferrets
• 用雪貂赶出（洞穴里、地面上）的兔子
  [withadverbial of place] rummage about in a place or container in search of something
• （翻箱倒柜地）找，搜寻
»he shambled over to the desk and ferreted around.
  他蹒跚地走到书桌前，翻箱倒柜地找起来。
  [with obj.] (ferret something out)search tenaciously for something
• （执著地）找，搜寻；调查，探寻
»she had the ability to ferret out the facts.
  她有能耐把事情搞个水落石出。

【派生】

♦ ferreter noun
♦ ferrety adjective

【语源】

1. late Middle English: from Old French fuiret, alteration of fuiron, based on late Latin furo 'thief, ferret', from Latin fur 'thief'

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