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ferret
- IPA[ˈfɛrɪt]
英式
- a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits. It is typically albino in coloration, but sometimes brown.;an assiduous search for something
- (of a person) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits;clear (a hole or area of ground) of rabbits with ferrets.
verb: ferret, 3rd person present: ferrets, gerund or present participle: ferreting, past tense: ferreted, past participle: ferreted
noun: ferret, plural noun: ferrets
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名詞
- 1. a domesticated polecat used chiefly for catching rabbits. It is typically albino in coloration, but sometimes brown.
- 2. an assiduous search for something he had a quick ferret around
動詞
- 1. (of a person) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits I could show you how to ferret for rabbits
- ▪ clear (a hole or area of ground) of rabbits with ferrets.
- 2. rummage about in a place or container in search of something he shambled over to the desk and ferreted around 同義詞
- ▪ discover information by means of an assiduous search or investigation she had the ability to ferret out the facts 同義詞
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Oxford Dictionary
- a domestic ferret of a variety that has the darker colouring of the wild polecat.
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈferət]
美式
- a domesticated polecat kept as a pet or used, especially in Europe, for catching rabbits. It is ...
- (of a person) hunt with ferrets, typically for rabbits: I could show you how to ferret for rabbits
Oxford American Dictionary