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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Burrowing scaly-tailed rat of India and Ceylon.
  产于印度和锡兰的尾巴上有鳞的穴居鼠。
• What are you burrowing around in my drawer for?
  你在我抽屉里乱翻什么？
• Burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United states.
  美国西南部沙漠地区的穴居鼠。
• Some burrowing lizards have reduced limbs and some have lost one or both pairs.
  一些穴居蜥蜴的四肢减少，一些已经失去了一个或者所有的四肢。
• Small burrowing legless European lizard with tiny eyes; popularly believed to be blind.
  眼睛非常小的无腿穴居的欧洲小蜥蜴；一般被认为是瞎子。
• Large openings are formed by burrowing animals. a large cave or a large chamber in a cave.
  穴居动物还造成了更大的洞隙。巨大的洞穴或洞穴中的巨大堂室。
• However, the ball lies on a mound made by a burrowing animal.
  不过，球停在了洞穴动物制造的土墩上。