Word · Frequency #10225
squirrel
/ˈskwɜːrəl/
verb
偷偷储存；藏起来备用
核心释义
to hide or store something away secretly for future use
- 1.
秘密储存,藏匿以备后用。
To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use
- 2.
分心
To become distracted
分心；走神；秘密储存,藏匿以备后用。；分心；贮藏
用法In use
She squirrelled away some money for a rainy day.
用法提示：squirrelled 是动词 squirrel 的过去式，与 away 连用表示秘密储存。
The children squirrelled their sweets in a secret hiding place.
用法提示：squirrelled 是动词 squirrel 的过去式，表示把东西藏起来以备后用。
He squirrels important documents in a locked safe.
用法提示：squirrels 是动词 squirrel 的第三人称单数形式，表示秘密储存。
squirrel sth away
最常用的结构，away 是副词小品词；宾语若是代词，必须放在中间，如 squirrel it away。英式拼写为 squirrelled，美式为 squirreled。
He squirrelled his savings away and told no one.
他把积蓄偷偷藏了起来，谁也没告诉。
squirrel away sth for sth
宾语较长或需要强调时，可放在 away 之后；但代词宾语不能这样用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- squirrel away
- 偷偷储存；藏起来备用
- She squirrelled away a few hundred dollars in an old tin.她把几百美元偷偷藏在一个旧铁盒里。
- squirrel money away
- 偷偷攒钱
- He's been squirrelling money away for years without telling anyone.多年来他一直瞒着所有人偷偷攒钱。
- squirrel something away for a rainy day
- 偷偷储存某物以备不时之需
- They squirrelled away supplies for a rainy day.他们偷偷储存物资，以备不时之需。
- secretly squirrel away
- 偷偷地藏起来
- She secretly squirrelled away every bonus she received.她把自己拿到的每一笔奖金都偷偷藏了起来。
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
英式拼写双写 l：squirrelled、squirrelling；美式拼写单写 l：squirreled、squirreling。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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