1. (兔子等動(dòng)物掘的)洞穴,地洞 A burrow is a tunnel or hole in the ground that is dug by an animal such as a rabbit.
2. 鉆地道;挖洞 If an animal burrows into the ground or into a surface, it moves through it by making a tunnel or hole.
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e.g. The larvae burrow into cracks in the floor. 幼蟲(chóng)鉆進(jìn)了地板的縫隙里。
3. 翻找;搜尋 If you burrow in a container or pile of things, you search there for something using your hands.
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e.g. He burrowed into the pile of charts feverishly. 他非常緊張地在一堆圖表中翻找。 e.g. ...the enthusiasm with which he burrowed through old records in search of facts. 他為了弄清事實(shí)真相而翻查老檔案的熱情
4. 依偎;緊靠 If you burrow into something, you move underneath it or press against it, usually in order to feel warmer or safer.
e.g. She turned her face away from him, burrowing into her heap of covers. 她側過(guò)臉背向他,鉆進(jìn)她那堆被子里。