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ferret

/fer-it/US // ˈfɛr ɪt //UK // (ˈfɛrɪt) //

雪貂,白鼬,黄貂鱼

Related Words

raid突袭,突击检查,袭击,偷袭seize夺取,抓紧时间,抓捕,抓住pillage掠夺,抢夺,抢劫,攫取rob抢劫,抢夺,抢,打劫plunder掠夺,劫掠,攫取,抢夺scour冲刷,冲洗,扫荡,扫除gut内脏,肠道,肠胃,肠子loot掠夺,抢夺,劫掠,抢劫comb梳理,梳子,梳理一下,梳头take away拿走,带走,夺走,带走了embed嵌入,嵌入的,嵌入了,嵌入的方式ingrain灌输,培养,摄入,灌注explore探索,探讨,探寻,探究inspect检查,检验,巡查,监察examine审查,检查,研究,审视go through经历,经历过,经过,翻阅hunt狩猎,猎杀,打猎,猎取look样子,脸色,貌似,貌scan扫描,浏览,扫描器,扫瞄investigate调查,侦查,探讨

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
    • : black-footed ferret.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to drive out by using or as if using a ferret: to ferret rabbits from their burrows; to ferret out enemies.
    • : to hunt with ferrets.
    • : to hunt over with ferrets: to ferret a field.
    • : to search out, discover, or bring to light: to ferret out the facts.
    • : to harry, worry, or torment: His problems ferreted him day and night.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to search about.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inprier
Forms: ferreted, ferreting
Synonyms
busybody长舌妇,长舌妇的故事butt-in对接,对接中,对接式,对口detective侦探,侦察员,侦查员,侦探者eavesdropper窃听者,偷听者,监听者,窃听人员gumshoe笨手笨脚的人,笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚者,笨拙的人meddler多管闲事的人,多管闲事者,管闲事的人,多管闲事peeping tom偷窥狂,偷窥者,偷窥狂魔,偷窥癖pragmatist实用主义者,务实者,务实派,实干家pry窥探,撬开,撬动,刺探pryer烘干机,撬棍,烘烤者,烘烤器quidnunc戒律,戒酒会,戒酒,戒备心rubberneck橡皮人,橡皮筋,橡皮泥,橡皮擦scout侦察员,侦查员,侦察兵,童子军sleuth侦探,侦查员,侦察员,侦探者snooper窥探者,窥视者,偷窥者,侦查员
as insnoop
Forms: ferreted, ferreting
Synonyms
busybody长舌妇,长舌妇的故事detective侦探,侦察员,侦查员,侦探者eavesdropper窃听者,偷听者,监听者,窃听人员gumshoe笨手笨脚的人,笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚者,笨拙的人meddler多管闲事的人,多管闲事者,管闲事的人,多管闲事pragmatist实用主义者,务实者,务实派,实干家pry窥探,撬开,撬动,刺探quidnunc戒律,戒酒会,戒酒,戒备心rubberneck橡皮人,橡皮筋,橡皮泥,橡皮擦scout侦察员,侦查员,侦察兵,童子军sleuth侦探,侦查员,侦察员,侦探者snooper窥探者,窥视者,偷窥者,侦查员butt-in对接,对接中,对接式,对口peeping tom偷窥狂,偷窥者,偷窥狂魔,偷窥癖pryer烘干机,撬棍,烘烤者,烘烤器
as insnooper
Forms: ferreted, ferreting
Synonyms
busybody长舌妇,长舌妇的故事detective侦探,侦察员,侦查员,侦探者eavesdropper窃听者,偷听者,监听者,窃听人员gumshoe笨手笨脚的人,笨手笨脚,笨手笨脚者,笨拙的人meddler多管闲事的人,多管闲事者,管闲事的人,多管闲事pragmatist实用主义者,务实者,务实派,实干家pry窥探,撬开,撬动,刺探quidnunc戒律,戒酒会,戒酒,戒备心rubberneck橡皮人,橡皮筋,橡皮泥,橡皮擦scout侦察员,侦查员,侦察兵,童子军sleuth侦探,侦查员,侦察员,侦探者butt-in对接,对接中,对接式,对口peeping tom偷窥狂,偷窥者,偷窥狂魔,偷窥癖prier先行者,前辈,牧师,前辈们pryer烘干机,撬棍,烘烤者,烘烤器
as inransack
Forms: ferreted, ferreting
Synonyms
comb梳理,梳子,梳理一下,梳头gut内脏,肠道,肠胃,肠子loot掠夺,抢夺,劫掠,抢劫pillage掠夺,抢夺,抢劫,攫取plunder掠夺,劫掠,攫取,抢夺raid突袭,突击检查,袭击,偷袭rob抢劫,抢夺,抢,打劫scour冲刷,冲洗,扫荡,扫除seize夺取,抓紧时间,抓捕,抓住take away拿走,带走,夺走,带走了appropriate适当的,适当,恰当的,适宜的despoil蹂躏,毁坏,掠夺,搜刮explore探索,探讨,探寻,探究filch秽物,秽语,秽气,秽土hunt狩猎,猎杀,打猎,猎取investigate调查,侦查,探讨lift升降机,抬起,举起,抬起来maraud掠夺,掠夺者,掠夺战,掠夺行为overhaul大修,翻修,全面检查,彻底检修peer同龄人,同行,同级别的,同伴pilfer偷窃,偷盗,胠箧者流,偷窃行为pinch钳制,掐死,掐断,钳子poach捕猎,偷猎,捕猎者,偷窃probe探测,探索,探测器,调查pry窥探,撬开,撬动,刺探purloin掠夺,盗用,偷窃,盗取rake耙子,钉耙,耙,钉钯rape强奸,强奸罪,强奸行为,强奸案ravish蹂躏,狂欢,强化,奸淫rifle步枪,来福枪,来复枪,来宾rummage翻箱倒柜,翻找,翻查,翻阅rustle沙沙作响,沙沙声,沙沙的响声,沙沙的声音sack袋子,袋子里的东西,袋子里的钱,袋子里的食物scan扫描,浏览,扫描器,扫瞄scrutinize审视,审议,睃巡,端详search搜索,搜寻,搜查,检索seek寻求,寻找,求,征求sound声音,声响,音响,音效spoil破坏,糟蹋,弄坏,弄坏了spy谍报,谍报人员,谍影重重,谍报员steal偷盗,盗取,盗窃,窃取strip剥离,脱衣舞,剥皮,剥落thieve盗贼,胠箧者流,窃贼,盗窃者go over with a fine-tooth comb梳理,篦头,篦子,篦篦乐go through经历,经历过,经过,翻阅lay waste铺张浪费,浪费,废弃,废物利用leave no stone unturned殚精竭虑,殚精极虑look all over for遍地找寻,满世界找寻,到处找寻,到处寻找look high and low瞻前顾后,寻寻觅觅,寻根究底,瞻前顾后地寻找look into探寻,调查,检视,探究make off with偷渡,偷偷摸摸,偷偷溜走,偷盗shake down抖落,震动,抖动,晃动
as inroot
Forms: ferreted, ferreting
Synonyms
comb梳理,梳子,梳理一下,梳头gut内脏,肠道,肠胃,肠子loot掠夺,抢夺,劫掠,抢劫pillage掠夺,抢夺,抢劫,攫取plunder掠夺,劫掠,攫取,抢夺raid突袭,突击检查,袭击,偷袭rob抢劫,抢夺,抢,打劫scour冲刷,冲洗,扫荡,扫除seize夺取,抓紧时间,抓捕,抓住take away拿走,带走,夺走,带走了appropriate适当的,适当,恰当的,适宜的despoil蹂躏,毁坏,掠夺,搜刮explore探索,探讨,探寻,探究filch秽物,秽语,秽气,秽土hunt狩猎,猎杀,打猎,猎取investigate调查,侦查,探讨lift升降机,抬起,举起,抬起来maraud掠夺,掠夺者,掠夺战,掠夺行为overhaul大修,翻修,全面检查,彻底检修peer同龄人,同行,同级别的,同伴pilfer偷窃,偷盗,胠箧者流,偷窃行为pinch钳制,掐死,掐断,钳子poach捕猎,偷猎,捕猎者,偷窃probe探测,探索,探测器,调查pry窥探,撬开,撬动,刺探purloin掠夺,盗用,偷窃,盗取rake耙子,钉耙,耙,钉钯rape强奸,强奸罪,强奸行为,强奸案ravish蹂躏,狂欢,强化,奸淫rifle步枪,来福枪,来复枪,来宾rummage翻箱倒柜,翻找,翻查,翻阅rustle沙沙作响,沙沙声,沙沙的响声,沙沙的声音sack袋子,袋子里的东西,袋子里的钱,袋子里的食物scan扫描,浏览,扫描器,扫瞄scrutinize审视,审议,睃巡,端详search搜索,搜寻,搜查,检索seek寻求,寻找,求,征求sound声音,声响,音响,音效spoil破坏,糟蹋,弄坏,弄坏了spy谍报,谍报人员,谍影重重,谍报员steal偷盗,盗取,盗窃,窃取strip剥离,脱衣舞,剥皮,剥落thieve盗贼,胠箧者流,窃贼,盗窃者go over with a fine-tooth comb梳理,篦头,篦子,篦篦乐go through经历,经历过,经过,翻阅lay waste铺张浪费,浪费,废弃,废物利用leave no stone unturned殚精竭虑,殚精极虑look all over for遍地找寻,满世界找寻,到处找寻,到处寻找look high and low瞻前顾后,寻寻觅觅,寻根究底,瞻前顾后地寻找look into探寻,调查,检视,探究make off with偷渡,偷偷摸摸,偷偷溜走,偷盗shake down抖落,震动,抖动,晃动
as inscout
Forms: ferreted, ferreting
Synonyms
examine审查,检查,研究,审视explore探索,探讨,探寻,探究inspect检查,检验,巡查,监察case案例,案件,案子,案hunt狩猎,猎杀,打猎,猎取observe观察,遵守,观察一下,观测probe探测,探索,探测器,调查reconnoiter侦察员,侦查,侦察,侦查员search搜索,搜寻,搜查,检索seek寻求,寻找,求,征求spot斑点,地点,斑斑点点,斑spy谍报,谍报人员,谍影重重,谍报员survey调查,调查表,调查报告,观察watch观察,监视,钟表,观察一下have a look-see看一看,来看一下,来看一看,查看look for寻觅,找寻,寻找,寻寻觅觅run reconnaissance侦查,进行侦察,运行侦察,侦查行动rustle up炒作,哄骗,拾掇,哄抢set eyes on注视着,看上了,凝视着,凝视stake out监视,盯梢,盯住,盯紧take in收纳,摄取,吸纳,摄入track down追查,追踪调查,追踪了解,追寻
as insearch
Forms: ferreted, ferreting
Synonyms
examine审查,检查,研究,审视explore探索,探讨,探寻,探究inspect检查,检验,巡查,监察case案例,案件,案子,案hunt狩猎,猎杀,打猎,猎取observe观察,遵守,观察一下,观测probe探测,探索,探测器,调查reconnoiter侦察员,侦查,侦察,侦查员search搜索,搜寻,搜查,检索seek寻求,寻找,求,征求spot斑点,地点,斑斑点点,斑spy谍报,谍报人员,谍影重重,谍报员survey调查,调查表,调查报告,观察watch观察,监视,钟表,观察一下have a look-see看一看,来看一下,来看一看,查看look for寻觅,找寻,寻找,寻寻觅觅run reconnaissance侦查,进行侦察,运行侦察,侦查行动rustle up炒作,哄骗,拾掇,哄抢set eyes on注视着,看上了,凝视着,凝视stake out监视,盯梢,盯住,盯紧take in收纳,摄取,吸纳,摄入track down追查,追踪调查,追踪了解,追寻
as inunearth
Forms: ferreted, ferreting
Synonyms
ascertain确定,查明,弄清,查清bring to light揭晓,揭开真相,揭揭真相吧determine确定,决定,判断,决定了discover发现,发觉,发现的,探索dredge up疏通,疏通了,疏浚,挖出excavate开挖,发掘,挖掘,挖出exhibit展览,展品,展出,展现exhume挖出,掘出,发掘,掘出尸体expose揭发,揭露,暴露,揭穿find发现,找到,找到了,找到的find out查出,找出,查清,发现reveal揭示,揭露,显露,揭示的uncover揭秘,揭穿,揭发,揭开delve深入研究,探讨,深入了解,深究disinter解冻,解剖,拆解,解剖剖析hear听到,聆听,闻,听见learn学习,了解,学,学习的root根,根基,根源,根部see见,见的,见证,见识一下show显示,展示,显示出,表明spark火花,火星,火花机,火花效应spotlight聚光灯,聚焦,聚光灯下,焦点问题strike打击,击中,罢工,击中了uproot连根拔起,拔根,连根拔除,拔除catch on赶上,抓紧时间,赶上了,抓好hit upon中意,中了,碰上了,触及到see the light见光,见曙光,见天日,见光死stumble on绊倒,绊脚石,绊倒在地,绊倒了turn up转身,翻身,出现,转变unbury坎贝尔,坎特伯雷,坎特伯里,坎特布雷
as ingrub
Forms: ferreted, ferreting
Synonyms
ascertain确定,查明,弄清,查清bring to light揭晓,揭开真相,揭揭真相吧determine确定,决定,判断,决定了discover发现,发觉,发现的,探索dredge up疏通,疏通了,疏浚,挖出excavate开挖,发掘,挖掘,挖出exhibit展览,展品,展出,展现exhume挖出,掘出,发掘,掘出尸体expose揭发,揭露,暴露,揭穿find发现,找到,找到了,找到的find out查出,找出,查清,发现reveal揭示,揭露,显露,揭示的uncover揭秘,揭穿,揭发,揭开delve深入研究,探讨,深入了解,深究disinter解冻,解剖,拆解,解剖剖析hear听到,聆听,闻,听见learn学习,了解,学,学习的root根,根基,根源,根部see见,见的,见证,见识一下show显示,展示,显示出,表明spark火花,火星,火花机,火花效应spotlight聚光灯,聚焦,聚光灯下,焦点问题strike打击,击中,罢工,击中了uproot连根拔起,拔根,连根拔除,拔除catch on赶上,抓紧时间,赶上了,抓好hit upon中意,中了,碰上了,触及到see the light见光,见曙光,见天日,见光死stumble on绊倒,绊脚石,绊倒在地,绊倒了turn up转身,翻身,出现,转变unbury坎贝尔,坎特伯雷,坎特伯里,坎特布雷

Examples

  • A decade ago, scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health used ferrets to engineer a highly lethal flu virus.

  • Two researchers responded and were funded, and they discovered genetic changes that regulated H5N1 transmissibility in ferrets.

  • His incarceration had made him less social and he was now like a lonely ferret without much to say.

  • While this majority would likely favor restoring ferrets, a relative few were able to influence decisions on the ground at Thunder Basin.

  • While there are no immediate plans to reintroduce the ferret at TBNG, it may well be the best existing site across the species’ range in 12 western states, Mexico, and Canada.

  • Ferret is a carefully chosen comparison, implying diligence but absolutely no imagination.

  • What I saw was a careful and ingenious reporter ferret out a fraud with care.

  • That alone provides a powerful incentive for civil society to try to ferret out the numbers.

  • They were used to ferret rebel fighters out of their strongholds.

  • Reich, the former American diplomat, says he thinks Morales might just be crazy enough to ferret Snowden to La Paz.

  • A soldier is not a conjurer that he should be handed over a fully laden ship and told to ferret out a fuse key.

  • Where you like; there must be two or three remaining in the neighborhood, so ferret them out and bring them here.

  • Oh, if he'd a notion I was within twenty miles of him, he'd ferret me out to pay off old grudges.

  • I stuck my hand down, and it was given a vicious bite by a white, pink-eyed ferret Paul was carrying there.

  • He was endeavoring to pierce the darkness with his ferret eyes, when the chimes of a neighboring church clock struck twelve.

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