ferret

noun

1. 雪貂（身体细长，用以猎兔、捕鼠等）
   a small aggressive animal with a long thin body, kept for chasing rabbits from their holes, killing rats , etc.

verb

1. 搜索，四处搜寻，翻找（丢失或藏匿的东西）
   to search for sth that is lost or hidden among a lot of things
   1. She opened the drawer and ferreted around for her keys.
      她打开抽屉，翻找她的钥匙。
2. 用雪貂猎兔（或捕鼠等）
   to hunt rabbits , rats , etc. using ferrets

1. 雪貂(用以捕兔、捕鼠)
   A ferret is a small, fierce animal which is used for hunting rabbits and rats.
2. 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.
   1. She nonetheless continued to ferret about for possible jobs...
      但她还是继续寻找可能的工作。
   2. She ferreted among some papers.
      她在一些文件中翻找着。

1. She nonetheless continued to ferret about for possible jobs
   但她还是继续寻找可能的工作。
2. She ferreted among some papers.
   她在一些文件中翻找着。
3. The team is trying to ferret out missing details
   该队正在试图找到遗失的细节。
4. I leave it to the reader to ferret these out.
   我留给读者去发现这些。
5. One cat scratched Jose's little dog. Even the ferret was making noise!
   一只猫扑上去抓乔斯的小狗，就连雪貂也在吵闹！
6. You can ferret out secret information if you just listen to what others have to say.
   听听别人的话，你可以探出些私密。
7. Your ability to ferret out secret information will lead you to an inside scoop on an amazing financial deal.
   你有探出机密信息的能力，这会让你了解到一项令人吃惊的财务交易的内幕。
8. When the ferret goes in, the door shuts behind him.
   那只白鼬溜进去的时候，门在它身后关上了。
9. And now we've sent a coyote in after the ferret.
   现在又放了头山狗去逮雪貂。
10. 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。
11. Rameses: You have a rat's ears and a ferret's nose.
    拉美西斯：你有老鼠的耳朵和雪貂的鼻子。
12. Their body structure is slightly different than the american ferret, especially the shape of their face and eyes.
    其身体构造略不同于美国雪貂，尤其是面部和眼睛的形状。
13. And yet you've just compared me to a ferret.
    你都把我比成貂了。
14. The attempt to use the five regular solids to ferret out nature's secrets did not succeed.
    用这五种正多面体去探索自然界的秘密的企图没有成功。
15. You've got the metabolism of a ferret.
    你的新陈代谢和貂一样。
16. Is a closed question, and of course, it's designed to ferret out a yes or no.
    是一个闭合的问题，当然，它被设计成想得到是或否的结果。
17. The fleas fled far from the ferret's fur.
    跳蚤从雪貂的毛皮上远远地逃脱了。
18. They can help ferret out your long-buried dreams and talents, but you'll have to do the research and the decision making by yourself.
    他们帮助你寻找埋藏了很久的梦想和才华，但是你需要自己做调查研究，自己做出决定。
19. As with dogs and cats that bite, the ferret is now afforded a10-day quarantine to rule out rabies.
    和猫狗一样，咬伤人的雪貂也有了十天的检疫隔离期，以排查是否患有狂犬病；
20. The fat ferret fasted first but as fated to feast on a fete.
    胖鼠脚貂先戒斋，但是注定要在节日大吃一顿。
21. Who wants to see my ferret?
    谁想看我的白鼬？
22. They can also ferret out toxins as well as whole microorganisms.
    它们可以侦测出毒素，也可以侦测出整个微生物。
23. After the Hu Feng case surfaced, it was necessary to ferret out the counter-revolutionaries.
    在胡风问题出来以后，清查反革命是必要的。
24. I'll strangle that ferret one day.
    早晚我会勒死那只臭鼬。
25. Is natural diet right for your ferret?
    自然的饮食来源对貂是好的吗？
26. Use your judgment when determining if adding pets or a ferret is right for your household.
    使用时，您的判断，决定是否加入宠物或一鼬是正确的为您的家庭。
27. It's the only road to london, you little ferret.
    这是去伦敦的唯一通路，你这个笨蛋。
28. The Eight in One company is recalling its Dingo brand dog, cat and ferret treats.
    八合一公司召回了它的野狗牌狗食、食以及雪貂食物。
29. The ferret is an agile hunter.
    雪貂是敏捷的猎手。
30. The Formosan ferret badger is also fond of worms and visits farms and gardens to find them.
    鼬獾也很喜欢蚯蚓；它们会到农场或是庭院去搜寻。

ferret sb/sth↔out

1. 搜索出；搜寻出；查获
   to discover information or to find sb/sth by searching thoroughly, asking a lot of questions, etc.

noun

1. domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

2. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States

   Synonym:    black-footed ferretMustela nigripes

verb

1. search and discover through persistent investigation
   1. She ferreted out the truth

   Synonym:    ferret out

2. hunt with ferrets

3. hound or harry relentlessly