ferrets是什么意思？

ferrets

• n. 雪貂，白鼬( ferret的名词复数 )，（经常性的）搜索者；
• v. 搜寻( ferret的第三人称单数 )，搜索出，到处搜寻，用雪貂猎鼠；

例句

• The virus grows readily in ferrets and mice without adoption following intranasal exposure. 鼻内感染后,病毒在雪貂和小白鼠中容易生长而不需要事先适应.
• The ferrets rush wildly for the fireplace. 小鼬子一窝蜂似地跑向壁炉.
• German ferrets constantly spied on the Allied prisoners of war. 德国侦探经常监视着盟军的战俘.

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。