ferret out sth
out 是副词小品词：宾语是代词时必须放在 out 前，如 ferret it out；名词宾语放在 out 前后都可以。
She ferreted out the truth behind the rumours.
她查出了谣言背后的真相。
用雪貂猎捕（猎物）；不断纠缠；骚扰；追击；用雪貂狩猎。；通过搜索发现并揭露；通常指“查出”。；不断追捕或骚扰
to uncover or bring to light by searching
常与 out 连用：ferret out
用雪貂狩猎。
To hunt game with ferrets.
通过搜索发现并揭露；通常指“查出”。
To uncover and bring to light by searching; usually to ferret out.
不断追捕或骚扰
hound or harry relentlessly
一般现在时
She ferrets out the truth from the documents.
她从文件中查出真相。
一般过去时
They ferreted out the spy from his hiding place.
他们把间谍从他的藏身处搜了出来。
现在完成时
We have ferreted out the cause of the problem.
我们已经查明问题的原因。
规则动词；作“搜寻，查获”讲时常与 out 连用。
The journalist spent weeks trying to ferret out the truth behind the company's accounts.
这名记者花了数周时间，试图查明该公司账目背后的真相。
用法提示：ferret out 在此意为“查明、搜寻出”，作动词短语使用。
Detectives used old records to ferret out the identity of the mysterious caller.
侦探们利用旧记录查出了那个神秘来电者的身份。
用法提示：ferret out 表示通过仔细搜索发现，动词 ferret 后接 out。
She managed to ferret out a rare book from the dusty shelves of the library.
她设法从图书馆布满灰尘的书架上翻出了一本稀有的书。
用法提示：这里 ferret out 意为“翻找出来”，强调仔细搜索。
out 是副词小品词：宾语是代词时必须放在 out 前，如 ferret it out；名词宾语放在 out 前后都可以。
She ferreted out the truth behind the rumours.
她查出了谣言背后的真相。
go + doing 表示从事某项活动，这里指带雪貂猎捕。
They often go ferreting in the woods near the village.
他们常去村子附近的树林里用雪貂猎捕。
此义指不断地追逼、纠缠某人，通常含贬义。
Reporters ferreted the minister for weeks after the scandal.
丑闻曝光后，记者们连续几周不断纠缠那位部长。
grammar · medium
易错句子The reporter ferreted the truth about the mayor.
正确表达The reporter ferreted out the truth about the mayor.
ferret 作动词表示“查出、揭露”时必须与 out 组成短语动词 ferret out，再接被查出的对象；单独一个 ferret 没有这个意思，汉语的“查出/揭露”对应的是 ferret out。
grammar · medium
易错句子The auditor ferreted out it from the old files.
正确表达The auditor ferreted it out from the old files.
ferret out 是可分的短语动词。宾语是人称代词时必须夹在动词和 out 之间，只能写成 ferret it out，不能写成 ferret out it。
grammar · medium
易错句子She ferreted out for the missing documents.
正确表达She ferreted out the missing documents.
ferret out 是及物短语动词，被查出的东西直接作宾语，后面不加介词 for；汉语“搜寻某物”常用 search for，容易带出多余的 for。
查出；搜出（隐藏的事物）
The reporters ferreted out the truth about the scandal.
记者们查出了这桩丑闻的真相。
查明真相
It took months to ferret out the truth behind the missing funds.
他们花了好几个月才查明那笔失踪资金的真相。
打探出消息；挖出情报
She knows how to ferret out information from reluctant sources.
她知道如何从不愿开口的人那里打探出消息。
到处翻找；四处搜寻
He was ferreting around in the drawers looking for his passport.
他在抽屉里翻来翻去，找他的护照。
带雪貂去猎捕（兔子等）
They often go ferreting on weekends in the autumn.
秋天他们常在周末带雪貂去狩猎。
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