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 spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites.
  澳大利亚体表有刺的穴居单孔目动物，有长长的口鼻以及用于捕食蚂蚁和白蚁的爪。
• Fish of sandy areas of western Pacific and Indian oceans having an angular snout for burrowing into sand.
  产于西太平洋和印度洋的多沙水域的鱼，生有能够在沙中挖洞的三角形口鼻。
• Any of various small nocturnal burrowing desert rodents with cheek pouches and long hind legs and tail.
  沙漠中各种夜间活动的穴居小鼠，有颊囊、长的后退和尾巴。
• To have become burrowing creatures prompting a fundamental change in body plan.
  进化成洞穴动物，促使身体结构发生根本的变化。
• "You look like a nigger," murmured scarlett, burrowing her head wearily into its soft pillow.
  “你像个黑人了，”思嘉低声说，一面把头懒懒地钻进柔软的枕头里。
• Burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United states.
  美国西南部沙漠地区的穴居鼠。
• Burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud.
  生活在沙或泥中的穴居海洋软体动物。
• 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。
• Small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping.
  东半球小型穴居沙漠生啮齿动物，苍白色的毛长而软并有适于跳跃的后退。
• 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。