ferret

US [ˈferət]
UK [ˈferɪt]
  • v.搜寻；用雪貂(把兔等由隐藏处)驱出
  • n.【动物；动物学】(猎兔用的)白鼬
  • Web搜索；电子侦察机；侦察
Plural Form：ferrets  Present Participle：ferreting  Past Participle：ferreted  

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ferret
n.
1.
雪貂（身体细长，饲养用于驱兔灭鼠）a small aggressive animal with a long thin body, kept for chasing rabbits from their holes, killing rats , etc.
v.
1.
[i]
(informal)
~ (about/around) (for sth)
搜索，四处搜寻，翻找（丢失或藏匿的东西）to search for sth that is lost or hidden among a lot of things
She opened the drawer and ferreted around for her keys.
她打开抽屉，翻找她的钥匙。
2.
[i]
用雪貂猎兔（或捕鼠等）to hunt rabbits , rats , etc. using ferrets

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AllAll,搜寻搜寻,用雪貂驱出用雪貂驱出,【动物【动物,动物学】白鼬动物学】白鼬,搜索搜索,电子侦察机电子侦察机,侦察侦察
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
"One lady in a clothes shop thought it was a ferret and was waiting for it to jump out, " Aisha laughs.
“有一次，一家成衣店的一位妇女以为是只黑足鼬，还等着它跳出来呢，”爱莎笑着说。
" yǒu yī cì , yì jiā chéng yī diàn de yī wèi fù nǚ yǐ wéi shì zhǐ hēi zú yòu , hái děng zhe tā tiào chū lái ne , " ài shā xiào zhe shuō 。
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2.
A spokesman for Burberry said the firm had no plans for a line of ferret accessories, but "that's not to say there won't be" .
该公司发言人强调，尽管眼下没有生产雪貂用服饰及配饰计划，但“那不意味将来也不生产”。
gāi gōng sī fā yán rén qiáng diào , jǐn guǎn yǎn xià méi yǒu shēng chǎn xuě diāo yòng fú shì jí pèi shì jì huà , dàn " nà bù yì wèi jiāng lái yě bù shēng chǎn " 。
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3.
Did a clairvoyant help U. S. commandos ferret Saddam Hussein out of his hiding place in Iraq three years ago?
三年前是不是一个千里眼帮助美国突击队找到萨达姆的藏身地并一举拿获他的？
sān nián qián shì bu shì yī gè qiān lǐ yǎn bāng zhù měi guó tū jī duì zhǎo dào sà dá mǔ de cáng shēn de bìng yì jǔ ná huò tā de ?
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4.
He reached back in a practiced gesture to smooth down his ponytail, as if he were petting a cat or a ferret.
他用熟练的动作把手伸向脑后，梳弄着他的马尾辫子，好像在抚弄着一只小猫或者是一只白鼬。
tā yòng shú liàn de dòng zuò bǎ shou shēn xiàng nǎo hòu , shū nòng zhe tā de mǎ wěi biàn zi , hǎo xiàng zài fǔ nòng zhe yī zhī xiǎo māo huò zhě shì yī zhī bái yòu 。
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5.
They are easy to ferret out and eliminate, often just by asking two or three quick questions.
这种人很容易辨别剔除，通常问两三个简单的问题就解决了。
zhè zhǒng rén hěn róng yì biàn bié tī chú , tōng cháng wèn liǎng sān gè jiǎn dān de wèn tí jiù jiě jué le 。
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6.
Whatever is the matter, Cousin Benjamin? Is it a cat? or John Stoat Ferret?
到底什么事，本杰明表弟？是猫吗？还是约翰鼬獾？
dào dǐ shén me shì , běn jié míng biǎo dì ? shì māo ma ? hái shì yuē hàn yòu huān ?
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7.
To us, this looks like the government is using the records request as a tactic to ferret out who else might have been involved in the leak.
对我们来说，看起来政府要求得到地址是一种策略，顺藤摸瓜找到维基解密事件中还有谁参与其中。
duì wǒ men lái shuō , kàn qǐ lái zhèng fǔ yāo qiú dé dào dì zhǐ shì yī zhǒng cè lüè , shùn téng mō guā zhǎo dào wéi jī jiě mì shì jiàn zhōng hái yǒu shuí cān yù qí zhōng 。
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8.
And with a mental and legal equipment which for shrewdness and self-interest was not unlike that of lynx or a ferret.
而且在智力方面，法律方面，真有一套，再加上他那种精明、善于为自己打算、真活象一只山猫或是一只雪貂。
ér qiě zài zhì lì fāng miàn , fǎ lǜ fāng miàn , zhēn yǒu yí tào , zài jiā shang tā nà zhǒng jīng míng 、 shàn yú wèi zì jǐ dǎ suàn 、 zhēn huó xiàng yī zhī shān māo huò shì yī zhī xuě diāo 。
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9.
"The U. S. government declares ferret poop to be an effective weapon against drug abuse, " the group said in a statement.
协会成员在声明中说：“美国政府宣布雪貂粪便是对抗药物滥用的有效武器。”
xié huì chéng yuán zài shēng míng zhōng shuō : " měi guó zhèng fǔ xuān bù xuě diāo fèn biàn shì duì kàng yào wù làn yòng de yǒu xiào wǔ qì 。 "
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10.
Your ability to ferret out secret information will lead you to an inside scoop on an amazing financial deal.
你那搜寻秘密信息的能力将让你发现意想不到的金融交易内幕。
nǐ nà sōu xún mì mì xìn xī de néng lì jiāng ràng nǐ fā xiàn yì xiǎng bú dào de jīn róng jiāo yì nèi mù 。
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