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。
偷偷储存；藏起来备用
squirrels — third person singular of squirrel
分心；走神；秘密储存,藏匿以备后用。；分心；贮藏
to hide or store something away secretly for future use
秘密储存,藏匿以备后用。
To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use
分心
To become distracted
一般现在时
She squirrels money away for a rainy day.
她把钱存起来以备不时之需。
一般过去时
He squirrelled the money away in a drawer.
他把钱藏在了抽屉里。
现在进行时
They are squirrelling supplies for the winter.
他们正在为过冬储存物资。
规则动词；英式拼写常双写 l（squirrelling/squirrelled），美式拼写常单写 l（squirreling/squirreled）。
She squirrelled away some money for a rainy day.
她偷偷存了一些钱以备不时之需。
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.
孩子们把糖果藏在一个秘密的地方。
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.
他把重要文件藏在锁着的保险箱里。
用法提示：squirrels 是动词 squirrel 的第三人称单数形式，表示秘密储存。
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。
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。
They squirrelled away money for their children's education.
他们偷偷存钱供孩子上学。
用 in 或 into 引出藏匿的地点，语气带有秘密、不易被发现的意味。
She squirrelled the documents away in a locked drawer.
她把文件悄悄藏进一个上锁的抽屉里。
grammar · medium
易错句子She squirrel away money every month.
正确表达She squirrels away money every month.
英语一般现在时中，主语是第三人称单数（she）时动词要加 -s，所以用 squirrels；汉语动词没有人称和数的变化，学习者容易漏掉这个 -s，直接写成 squirrel。
grammar · medium
易错句子He squirrelled away his son some money.
正确表达He squirrelled away some money for his son.
squirrel away 只带一个直接宾语，不能像汉语“给某人存钱”那样接双宾语；要表示“为某人”必须另用介词 for 引出受益者，即 squirrel away sth for sb。
grammar · medium
易错句子They squirrelled away money for the rainy day.
正确表达They squirrelled away money for a rainy day.
英语固定说法是 squirrel away sth for a rainy day（存钱以备不时之需），其中用不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，学习者容易按“那个不时之需”的习惯误用定冠词 the。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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