ferret

英['ferɪt]美['ferɪt]
  • n. 白鼬；雪貂
  • v. 用雪貂打猎；搜出

    • 记忆方法

    词源词根法
    来自拉丁语fur，贼，词源同furtive.因这种动物轻快的速度而得名。参照电视剧《天龙八部》。
      noun(名词)
      1. 雪貂（驯养用以捕兔等小动物）
      verb(动词)
      1. [ I + adv/prep ] （尤指在抽屉、包等中）搜寻，翻找
      2. [ I ] 四处搜寻；探查

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. 雪貂（驯养用以捕兔等小动物）
    verb(动词)
    1. [ I + adv/prep ] （尤指在抽屉、包等中）搜寻，翻找

      I was just ferreting around in my drawer for my passport.

      我当时正翻抽屉找我的护照。

    2. [ I ] 四处搜寻；探查

      After a bit of ferreting, I managed to find his address.

      四处搜寻了一会儿，我找到了他的地址。

    小知识

    You may be familiar with ferrets, those adorable little mammals that look like cheap minks. Well, the verb to ferret means to act like a ferret: to dig for something until you find it.

    Ferrets are great at digging, so it's no surprise that we acknowledge their skills when we make the verb ferret, which almost always comes attached to the preposition “out.” Woodward and Bernstein worked tirelessly to ferret out the names of the guys who raided the Watergate offices. When you're ready, I'm going to ask you to ferret out those two photos from that stack of photo boxes.

    实用短语

    1. black-footed ferret

      黑足鼬,黑脚雪貂,黑脚貂,黑足雪貂

    2. italian ferret

      意大利丝带

    3. ferret fur

      雪貂皮

    4. ferret story

      水獭物语

    5. ferret diameter

      条带直径

    6. val ferret

      费莱特谷

    7. cap ferret

      卡普费雷,费拉角

    8. folder ferret

      文件快速查看工具,电脑文件查看软件,本地文件搜索工具

    常用短语

    1. ferret out

      搜出，搜获

    单词用法

    词组短语
    ferret out搜出，搜获；

    同义词

    vt. & vi.搜出;猎取

    search  /  hunt

    n.白鼬;雪貂

    weasel

    其他释义

    weasel  /  search  /  hunt