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

• Ground squirrels usually live in burrows.
  地松鼠通常住在地洞里。
• They have strong front claws and use them to dig elaborate, comfortable burrows very quickly.
  它们的前脚爪十分有力，用来快速地挖掘复杂舒适的地洞。
• The intertidal beach unit contains some organism burrows.
  潮间海滩单元含有一些生物潜穴。
• 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”。
• Burrows among roots of shrubs and beneath rocks in desert and rocky hillside areas and beach sand of western United States.
  穴居于美国西部的灌木树根周围、沙漠和多岩坡地的岩石下面和海滩的蛇。
• 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。
• 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。
• Small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans.
  热带小跳蚤；能繁殖的雌跳蚤在包括人等宿主皮肤下钻洞。
• By infecting animals and letting them loose in the burrows, local epidemics of this disease could be created.
  通过感染动物并让它们在洞里乱跑，可造成这种疾病的区域性流行。
• 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。