ferret

英 ['ferɪt] 美 ['ferɪt]

• n. 白鼬；雪貂
• v. 用雪貂打猎；搜出

英英释义

Noun:

1. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct

2. domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

Verb:

1. hound or harry relentlessly

2. hunt with ferrets

3. search and discover through persistent investigation;

   "She ferreted out the truth"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Whatever plans they had for the ferret and himself had now been abandoned.
   但他打算让白鼬做的事以及他自己的计划全都泡汤了。
2. Ferret and cats both like to chase furry stuff.
   雪貂的个性和猫一样喜欢追逐毛茸茸的东西。

用作动词 (v.)

1. The detective ferret out the criminal.
   那位侦探把犯人搜出来了。
2. See if you can ferret out any information about his past that we can use to discredit him.
   看看你能否查获我们可以用来使他名誉扫地的历史记录。

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

词汇搭配

• ferret out 追猎
• ferret receiver 侦察电视接收机...
• ferret aircraft 电磁探测机,电子侦察...
• North American black-footed ferret 北美黑足鼬
• ferret about 各处搜寻

近反义词

【近义词】

• search 搜寻
• hunt 狩猎
• weasel 鼬鼠
• delve 探究
• dig out 挖出
• flush out 冲洗
• rummage 到处翻寻
• search out 查出(探出
• ferret out 追猎
• Mustela nigripes 黑足鼬