Ferret
[ 'fɛrɪt ]
出国 Abroad
n. 雪貂，白鼬;（经常性的）搜索者，侦探;细丝（带）;
vi. 用雪貂猎鼠搜索;搜寻，搜索出;到处搜寻;
adj. 雪貂似的;搜索者般的;爱窥探的;
📝 例句
ferret about among old documents for a secret
为找出秘密而翻查旧文件
To go a coney - catching with a dead ferret .
死貂抓不住活兔。
At last I managed to ferret out the truth.
最后我总算查出了真相。
We will drop down with the current a short distance, and ferret him out.
咱们再顺流下去，很快就会找到他的。
She will try her best to ferret out for us where they have gone.
她将尽力为我们查出他们到底去了哪里。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ feet-脚,rr-似“脚印”:用feet来搜索rr(2个脚印)
※ fer-词根“拿”,r-似“花”,et-ET外星人:外星人让雪貂拿着花去捕鼠
🔤 词根
-gest-表示“携带”
常见变体有-ger-
📖 牛津释义
ferret
n
small animal of the weasel family, kept for driving rabbits from their burrows, killing rats, etc 雪貂（用以将兔从洞中逐出、 捕鼠等）. Cf 参看 ermine, weasel. ferret, v
1 [I] (usu 通常作 go ferreting) hunt (rabbits, rats, etc) with ferrets 用雪貂捕猎（兔、 鼠等）.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
~ (about) (for sth) (infml 口) search; rummage 搜寻; 翻找
I spent the day ferreting (about) in the attic (for old photographs). 我一整天都在阁楼上翻找（旧照片）.
3 (phr v) ferret sth out (infml 口) discover sth by searching or asking questions thoroughly （通过搜查或仔细盘问）发现某事物; 查获; 侦破
ferret out a secret, the truth, the facts, etc 查明秘密、 真相、 事实等.
🔁 扩展释义
*['ferit]n. 白鼬, 雪貂, 侦探vt. 用雪貂打猎, 搜出, 驱出vi. 搜索【法】 搜索者, 侦查者相关词组: ferret sth out
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Do you want a flat-panel display?
你想要一个液晶显示器吗？
Is that a book?
那是一本书吗？
These things happen all the time.
这是常有的事。