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。

Tropical marine burrowing crustaceans with large grasping appendages.
热带海生穴居甲壳动物，有大的易于抓东西的附肢。
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。
Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches.
东半球短尾巴的穴居鼠，长有大颊囊。
This paper studied the burrowing characteristic of Chinese alligators with high density in captivity.
本文研究了高密度饲养条件下，扬子鳄对洞穴的选择特点。
A burrowing mammal having limbs adapted for digging.
有适于挖掘的肢体的穴居哺乳动物。
Stocky coarse-furred burrowing rodent with a short bushy tail found throughout the northern hemisphere; hibernates in winter.
遍及北半球矮壮粗毛的穴居啮齿动物，短尾巴象刷子；冬季蛰居。
They were burrowing for a book in the library.
他们在图书馆搜寻一本书。
Burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United states.
美国西南部沙漠地区的穴居鼠。
Burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger.
澳大利亚食草的穴居有袋动物，身体大小如獾。
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。