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

• 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。
• 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。
• The rabbits hid in the burrows.
  兔子躲在地洞中。
• The intertidal beach unit contains some organism burrows.
  潮间海滩单元含有一些生物潜穴。
• 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。
• Ground squirrels usually live in burrows.
  地松鼠通常住在地洞里。
• "Here are the burrows!" cried Herbert.
  “到了兔子的老家了！”赫伯特喊道。
• 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。
• Most animals that live in deserts dig burrows to protect themselves from the sand-laden wind.
  大多数沙漠动物会挖掘洞穴来保护自己不受沙风的侵袭。
• Some solitary bees make their nests in burrows in the soil.
  一些独居蜂会把巢筑在田间的地洞里。