bur·row /ˈbɝ(ˌ)o; ˈbʌ(ˌ)ro/
 洞穴,藏身處(vi.)掘洞穴,鑽研(vt.)掘,打洞


 bur·row /ˈbɝ(ˌ)o, ˈbə(ˌ)ro/ 名詞
 [疥瘡]穴,竇,隧道


 Bur·row n.
 1. An incorporated town. See 1st Borough.
 2. A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.
 3. Mining A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.
 4. A mound. See 3d Barrow, and Camp, n., 5.


 Bur·row, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Burrowed p. pr. & vb. n. Burrowing.]
 1. To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.
 2. To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place; to hide.
    Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow in another.   --Burke.
 Burrowing owl Zool., a small owl of the western part of North America (Speotyto cunicularia), which lives in holes, often in company with the prairie dog.

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 burrow
      n : a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter [syn: tunnel]
      v : move through by or as by digging; "burrow through the
          forest" [syn: tunnel]