a/an [animal] burrow
burrow 作名词时指动物挖掘的洞,常用“动物名 + burrow”表示某种动物的洞穴。
A rabbit burrow is a safe hiding place.
兔子洞穴是一个安全的藏身处。
洞穴;地洞
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
洞穴;地洞
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
A rabbit burrow is a safe hiding place.
兔子洞穴是一个安全的藏身处。
小动物挖的洞穴或地道
A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
动物用于栖身的洞穴
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
The rabbit disappeared into its burrow when it heard the noise.
兔子听到响声后钻进了自己的洞穴。
Some birds nest in abandoned burrows left by other animals.
有些鸟类会在其他动物留下的废弃洞穴里筑巢。
The fox made its burrow under the old tree roots.
狐狸在古树的根系下挖了一个洞穴。
burrow 作名词时指动物挖掘的洞,常用“动物名 + burrow”表示某种动物的洞穴。
A rabbit burrow is a safe hiding place.
兔子洞穴是一个安全的藏身处。
作不及物动词时,burrow 常接 into、under、through 等介词,表示通过掘进进入或穿过某处。
The worm burrowed into the soft soil.
蚯蚓钻进了松软的泥土里。
作及物动词时,burrow 的宾语是挖出的洞或通道,如 a tunnel、a hole。
The rabbits burrowed a tunnel under the fence.
兔子们在栅栏下面挖了一条隧道。
Not this
The rabbit burrow under the ground.
Use this
The rabbit burrows under the ground.
主语 the rabbit 是第三人称单数,一般现在时动词要加 -s,所以应用 burrows;不能遗漏动词结尾的 s。
Not this
The rabbit burrowed the ground.
Use this
The rabbit burrowed into the ground.
burrow 表示“钻入/挖洞经过”时是不及物动词,地点前需要用介词(如 into);只有表示“挖出洞/隧道”时才可直接接宾语,因此不能说 burrowed the ground。