ferret /'ferit/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
- (v.) hound or harry relentlessly
- (v.) hunt with ferrets
Chinese translation
- n. 白鼬, 雪貂, 侦探
- vt. 用雪貂打猎, 搜出, 驱出
- vi. 搜索
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /'ferit/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- TOEFL · GRE
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.01 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
ferrets, ferreting, ferreted
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Related words
ferry · ferries · ferrous · ferromagnetic
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