英英释义
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网络解释
noun
一. domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
二. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States
nearly extinct
Synonym: black-footed ferretMustela nigripes
verb
一. search and discover through persistent investigation
e.g. She ferreted out the truth
Synonym: ferret out
二. hunt with ferrets
三. hound or harry relentlessly
一. 雪貂(用以捕兔、捕鼠)
A ferret is a small, fierce animal which is used for hunting rabbits and rats.
二. 搜寻;寻找
If you ferret about for something, you look for it in a lot of different places or in a place where it is hidden.
e.g. She nonetheless continued to ferret about for possible jobs...
但她还是继续寻找可能的工作。
e.g. She ferreted among some papers.
她在一些文件中翻找着。
相关词组：ferret out
一. 雪貂,白鼬：这些库存参考的候选疫苗病毒株的所有分子的和抗原特性同等於原生种的 H五N一病毒株而且对鸡,家禽,老鼠和雪貂(白鼬)(ferret)没有毒性. 一有效的H五N一 疫苗,是一个公共卫生最优先,也是预防和控制全世界大流行的基石.
二. 法芮：Ducray 护蕾 法国 | Ferret 法芮 | Galenic 婕若琳
三. ferret
三. 白鼬,雪貂：ferrous 铁的, 含铁的, [化]亚铁的 | ferret 白鼬,雪貂 | rivulet 小河, 小溪, 溪流
经典引文
Even if the burrows be ferreted, in a few weeks this great hole shows signs of fresh inhabitants.
出自：R. Jefferies近义词
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