ferret

名词 ferret:

1. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
   同义词：black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes
2. domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

动词 ferret:

1. hound or harry relentlessly
2. hunt with ferrets
3. search and discover through persistent investigation
   同义词：ferret out

1. See if you can ferret out any information about his past that we can use to discredit him.
   看看你能否查获我们可以用来使他名誉扫地的历史记录。
2. The detective ferret out the criminal.
   那位侦探把犯人搜出来了。

ferret

n.（名词）
A weasellike, usually albino mammal(Mustela putorius furo) related to the polecat and often trained to hunt rats or rabbits.
白鼬，雪貂：一种象鼬的通常为白化体的与艾鼬有关的哺乳动物（鼬属 雪貂） ，经常被驯养来猎取鼠和野兔
A black-footed ferret.
黑足鼬
v.（动词）
fer.ret.ed,fer.ret.ing,fer.rets
v.tr.（及物动词）

To hunt (rabbits, for example) with ferrets.
用雪貂猎取（例如，野兔）
To drive out, as from a hiding place; expel.
驱逐：从隐藏的地方赶出；驱逐
To uncover and bring to light by searching. Often used without :
搜出，发现：通过搜索发现或认清。经常与out 连用：
例句：
ferret out the solution to a mystery.
发现了谜底

To hound or harry persistently; worry.
使苦恼：不断地折磨或打扰；使烦恼
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To engage in hunting with ferrets.
用雪貂打猎
To search intensively.
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来源：
Middle English furet, ferret
中古英语 furet, ferret
from Old French furet
源自 古法语 furet
from Vulgar Latin *fôrittus
源自 俗拉丁语 *fôrittus
diminutive of Latin fôr [thief] * see bher-
拉丁语 fôr的小后缀 [贼，小偷] *参见 bher-

【引伸】
fer.reter
n.（名词）
fer.rety
adj.（形容词）

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ferret
ferret 2

n.（名词）
A narrow piece of tape used to bind or edge fabric.
细带：用于捆绑的或给织物镶边的细带子

来源：
Probably alteration of Italian fioretti [floss silk] [pl. of] fioretto [diminutive of] fiore [flower]
可能为 意大利语 fioretti的变化 [（花状）装饰物] [] fioretto的复数 [] fiore的小后缀 [花朵]
from Latin flôs flôr- [flower] * see bhel- 3
源自 拉丁语 flôs flôr- [花饰] *参见 bhel- 3