ferreting是什么意思？

ferreting

英['ferɪtɪŋ] 美['ferɪtɪŋ]

• v. 搜寻( ferret的现在分词 )，搜索出，到处搜寻，用雪貂猎鼠；

例句

• She is ferreting among old papers for the letter. 她在一堆旧文件里“搜寻”那封信.
• 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 ).
• She is ferreting about among old papers for the letter. 她在一堆旧文件里搜寻那封信.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  雪貂(用以捕兔、捕鼠)
  A ferret is a small, fierce animal which is used for hunting rabbits and rats.
• VERB
  搜寻;寻找
  If you ferret about for something, you look for it in a lot of different places or in a place where it is hidden.
  例句
  She nonetheless continued to ferret about for possible jobs... 但她还是继续寻找可能的工作。 She ferreted among some papers. 她在一些文件中翻找着。

行业词典

• 体育： 用雪貂狩猎；