名詞 ferret:

1. musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct
   同義詞：black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes
2. domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

動詞 ferret:

1. hound or harry relentlessly
2. hunt with ferrets
3. search and discover through persistent investigation
   同義詞：ferret out

1. See if you can ferret out any information about his past that we can use to discredit him.
   看看你能否查獲我們可以用來使他名譽掃地的歷史記錄。
2. The detective ferret out the criminal.
   那位偵探把犯人搜出來了。

ferret

n.（名詞）
A weasellike, usually albino mammal(Mustela putorius furo) related to the polecat and often trained to hunt rats or rabbits.
白鼬，雪貂：一種象鼬的通常為白化體的與艾鼬有關(guān)的哺乳動物（鼬屬 雪貂） ，經(jīng)常被馴養(yǎng)來獵取鼠和野兔
A black-footed ferret.
黑足鼬
v.（動詞）
fer.ret.ed,fer.ret.ing,fer.rets
v.tr.（及物動詞）

To hunt (rabbits, for example) with ferrets.
用雪貂獵?。ɡ?，野兔）
To drive out, as from a hiding place; expel.
驅(qū)逐：從隱藏的地方趕出；驅(qū)逐
To uncover and bring to light by searching. Often used without :
搜出，發(fā)現(xiàn)：通過搜索發(fā)現(xiàn)或認清。經(jīng)常與out 連用：
例句：
ferret out the solution to a mystery.
發(fā)現(xiàn)了謎底

To hound or harry persistently; worry.
使苦惱：不斷地折磨或打擾；使煩惱
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To engage in hunting with ferrets.
用雪貂打獵
To search intensively.
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來源：
Middle English furet, ferret
中古英語 furet, ferret
from Old French furet
源自 古法語 furet
from Vulgar Latin *fôrittus
源自 俗拉丁語 *fôrittus
diminutive of Latin fôr [thief] * see bher-
拉丁語 fôr的小后綴 [賊，小偷] *參見 bher-

【引伸】
fer.reter
n.（名詞）
fer.rety
adj.（形容詞）

---------------另--------------
ferret
ferret 2

n.（名詞）
A narrow piece of tape used to bind or edge fabric.
細帶：用于捆綁的或給織物鑲邊的細帶子

來源：
Probably alteration of Italian fioretti [floss silk] [pl. of] fioretto [diminutive of] fiore [flower]
可能為 意大利語 fioretti的變化 [（花狀）裝飾物] [] fioretto的復(fù)數(shù) [] fiore的小后綴 [花朵]
from Latin flôs flôr- [flower] * see bhel- 3
源自 拉丁語 flôs flôr- [花飾] *參見 bhel- 3