burrow 音标拼音: [b'ɚo]
n . 洞穴,藏身处
vi . 掘洞穴,钻研
vt . 掘,打洞
洞穴,藏身处掘洞穴,钻研掘,打洞
burrow n 1 :
a hole made by an animal ,
usually for shelter [
synonym :
{
burrow }, {
tunnel }]
v 1 :
move through by or as by digging ; "
burrow through the forest " [
synonym : {
burrow }, {
tunnel }]
Burrow \
Bur "
row \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Burrowed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Burrowing }.]
1 .
To excavate a hole to lodge in ,
as in the earth ;
to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth ,
as conies or rabbits .
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2 .
To lodge ,
or take refuge ,
in any deep or concealed place ;
to hide .
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Sir ,
this vermin of court reporters ,
when they are forced into day upon one point ,
are sure to burrow in another . --
Burke .
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{
Burrowing owl } (
Zool .),
a small owl of the western part of North America ({
Speotyto cunicularia }),
which lives in holes ,
often in company with the prairie dog .
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Burrow \
Bur "
row \,
n . [
See 1st {
Borough }.]
1 .
An incorporated town .
See 1st {
Borough }.
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2 .
A shelter ;
esp .
a hole in the ground made by certain animals ,
as rabbits ,
for shelter and habitation .
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3 . (
Mining )
A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse .
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4 .
A mound .
See 3d {
Barrow },
and {
Camp },
n .,
5 .
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Camp \
Camp \ (
k [
a ^]
mp ),
n . [
F .
camp ,
It .
campo ,
fr .
L .
campus plant ,
field ;
akin to Gr .
kh ^
pos garden .
Cf . {
Campaign },
{
Champ },
n .]
1 .
The ground or spot on which tents ,
huts ,
etc .,
are erected for shelter ,
as for an army or for lumbermen ,
etc . --
Shak .
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2 .
A collection of tents ,
huts ,
etc .,
for shelter ,
commonly arranged in an orderly manner .
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Forming a camp in the neighborhood of Boston . --
W .
Irving .
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3 .
A single hut or shelter ;
as ,
a hunter '
s camp .
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4 .
The company or body of persons encamped ,
as of soldiers ,
of surveyors ,
of lumbermen ,
etc .
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The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight .
--
Macaulay .
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5 . (
Agric .)
A mound of earth in which potatoes and other vegetables are stored for protection against frost ; --
called also {
burrow }
and {
pie }. [
Prov .
Eng .]
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6 . [
Cf .
OE . &
AS .
camp contest ,
battle .
See {
champion }.]
An ancient game of football ,
played in some parts of England .
--
Halliwell .
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{
Camp bedstead },
a light bedstead that can be folded up onto a small space for easy transportation .
{
camp ceiling } (
Arch .),
a kind ceiling often used in attics or garrets ,
in which the side walls are inclined inward at the top ,
following the slope of the rafters ,
to meet the plane surface of the upper ceiling .
{
Camp chair },
a light chair that can be folded up compactly for easy transportation ;
the seat and back are often made of strips or pieces of carpet .
{
Camp fever },
typhus fever .
{
Camp follower },
a civilian accompanying an army ,
as a sutler ,
servant ,
etc .
{
Camp meeting },
a religious gathering for open -
air preaching ,
held in some retired spot ,
chiefly by Methodists .
It usually last for several days ,
during which those present lodge in tents ,
temporary houses ,
or cottages .
{
Camp stool },
the same as {
camp chair },
except that the stool has no back .
{
Flying camp } (
Mil .),
a camp or body of troops formed for rapid motion from one place to another . --
Farrow .
{
To pitch (
a )
camp },
to set up the tents or huts of a camp .
{
To strike camp },
to take down the tents or huts of a camp .
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138 Moby Thesaurus words for "
burrow ":
abri ,
anchor ,
antre ,
be incognito ,
beat the bushes ,
billet at ,
bivouac ,
bore ,
bunker ,
camp ,
cave ,
cavern ,
colonize ,
come to anchor ,
couch ,
cove ,
covert ,
croodle ,
cuddle ,
delve ,
den ,
dig ,
dig out ,
dike ,
disappear ,
domesticate ,
dredge ,
drill ,
drive ,
drop anchor ,
drop from sight ,
dugout ,
earth ,
ensconce ,
establish residence ,
excavate ,
excavation ,
explore ,
forage ,
form ,
foxhole ,
frisk ,
furrow ,
go into hiding ,
go through ,
go to ground ,
go underground ,
gouge ,
gouge out ,
groove ,
grot ,
grotto ,
grub ,
hide ,
hide away ,
hide out ,
hive ,
hole ,
hole up ,
hunt ,
inhabit ,
keep house ,
lair ,
lie ,
lie close ,
lie doggo ,
lie hid ,
lie low ,
lie snug ,
live at ,
locate ,
lodge ,
look around ,
look round ,
look through ,
lower ,
masquerade ,
mew ,
mine ,
moor ,
move ,
nest ,
nestle ,
nose around ,
nuzzle ,
park ,
people ,
perch ,
play peekaboo ,
poke ,
poke around ,
populate ,
pry ,
quarry ,
relocate ,
remain anonymous ,
research ,
reside ,
retire from sight ,
roost ,
root ,
run ,
sap ,
scoop ,
scoop out ,
scrabble ,
scrape ,
scratch ,
search ,
search through ,
set up housekeeping ,
set up shop ,
settle ,
settle down ,
sewer ,
shovel ,
sink ,
sit down ,
sit tight ,
smell around ,
snug ,
spade ,
squat ,
stand ,
stay at ,
stay in hiding ,
strike root ,
subterrane ,
subway ,
take cover ,
take residence at ,
take root ,
take up residence ,
trench ,
trough ,
tunnel ,
warren ,
wear a mask
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