ferret

• 一种小型已驯化的食肉哺乳动物，属于鼬科，常被作为宠物饲养，或被用来猎捕兔子和啮齿动物。

A small, domesticated carnivorous mammal of the weasel family, often kept as a pet or used for hunting rabbits and rodents.

1. Domesticated animalB1formal

   A small, domesticated mammal of the weasel family, often kept as a pet or used for hunting rabbits.

   雪貂

   • She has a pet ferret that sleeps in a cage.
   • Ferret owners need to provide plenty of exercise for their animals.
   • The ferret was trained to chase rabbits out of their burrows.

• 动词，指坚持不懈地搜寻或发现某物，通常通过仔细搜查或调查来达成。

A verb meaning to search or discover something persistently, often by rummaging or investigating thoroughly.

1. Search persistentlyB2informal

   To search for something in a determined and thorough way, often by looking in hidden or difficult places.

   搜出

   • She ferreted through the old boxes in the attic looking for the photographs.
   • The detective ferreted out the truth from the witness's conflicting statements.
   • He spent hours ferreting around in the library for the rare book.

   同义词combdelveforagehuntproberansackrootrummagescoursearch

2. Discover or uncoverB2informal

   To find or reveal something, especially information, by persistent searching.

   查出

   • The journalist ferreted out the details of the secret deal.
   • They managed to ferret the answer from the complex data.
   • The committee ferreted out the cause of the system failure.

   同义词dig outdiscoverelicitextractfindnose outroot outtrack downuncoverunearth

短语动词变体ferret out