n.白鼬，雪貂，侦探，细带vt.用雪貂打猎，追赶，搜出，驱出vi.用雪豹狩猎，搜索

英文释义

n. An animal of the Weasel family (Mustela / Putorius furo), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive rabbits and rats out of their holes.

n. To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; -- often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.

n. A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of cotton or silk; -- called also ferreting.

n. The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles.

词干

ferret 雪貂，搜寻
→ 来自拉丁语fur，贼，词源同furtive. 因这种动物轻快的速度而得名。参照电视剧《天龙八部》。