ferret
ferret
[ˈfɛrɪt]
noun
ferreter
noun
ferrety
adjective
语源
[ˈfɛrɪt]
noun
- a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits. It is typically albino in coloration, but sometimes brown
白鼬，雪貂。 见 polecat-ferret - Mustela furo, family Mustelidae; descended mainly from the European polecat
拉丁名Mustela furo，鼬科，主要源自欧洲林鼬 - a search for something, typically in a small or enclosed space
（尤指在封闭或狭小空间中的）搜寻，寻找
he had a quick ferret around.
他迅速四处搜寻了一通。
■a person who searches assiduously and tenaciously
不遗余力的搜查者（或调查员、侦探）
the cops rarely liaised with the income tax ferrets.
警察极少和所得税稽查员打交道。
- [no obj.](of a person) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits
（人）用雪貂狩猎（尤指猎兔）
[as noun ferreting]ferreting is increasing in popularity.
用雪貂猎兔越来越时兴。
■clear (a hole or area of ground) of rabbits with ferrets
用雪貂赶出（洞穴里、地面上）的兔子
■[withadverbial of place]rummage about in a place or container in search of something
（翻箱倒柜地）找，搜寻
he shambled over to the desk and ferreted around.
他蹒跚地走到书桌前，翻箱倒柜地找起来。
■[with obj.](ferret something out)search tenaciously for something
（执著地）找，搜寻；调查，探寻
she had the ability to ferret out the facts.
她有能耐把事情搞个水落石出。
ferreter
noun
ferrety
adjective
语源
- late Middle English: from Old French fuiret, alteration of fuiron, based on late Latin furo 'thief, ferret', from Latin fur 'thief'
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