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burrow
n
hole made in the ground and used as a home or shelter by rabbits, foxes, etc （兔、狐等掘的）地洞. burrow, v
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(a) [Tn] make (sth) by digging 挖掘成（洞穴等）
Rabbits had burrowed holes in the grassy bank. 兔子在河岸的草地上掘了些洞.
(b) [I] dig a hole; tunnel 挖洞; 挖掘地道.
2 (phr v) burrow (one´s way) into, through, under, etc move in the specified direction by or as if by digging 借挖掘或似挖掘的动作朝某方向移动
The fox burrowed (its way) under the fence to reach the chickens. 那狐狸在围栏下面掘（一条 路）到鸡窝处.
The prisoners escaped by burrowing under the wall. 囚犯们在墙下掘地道逃走了.
The child burrowed under the bedclothes. 那孩子在被窝里钻来钻去.
(fig 比喻) We had to burrow through a mass of files to find the documents we wanted 我们要在案卷堆里翻来翻去以寻找我们所要的文件.
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