burrow

巣穴

動物が地面に掘って住む穴やトンネル。

やさしい英語で： A hole or tunnel in the ground that an animal digs and lives in.

• The rabbit disappeared into its burrow.
• Foxes sometimes use old badger burrows.
• We found a burrow beneath the tree roots.

類義語： den, hole

よく使う表現： a rabbit burrow, a deep burrow, a burrow entrance

ごみの山

廃棄物や不要な物が積み重なったもの。

やさしい英語で： A pile of waste or unwanted material.

• A burrow of rubbish lay behind the shed.
• They dumped broken pots onto the burrow.
• The workers cleared the burrow from the yard.

類義語： rubbish heap, refuse heap

よく使う表現： a rubbish burrow, a large burrow

穴を掘る

主に地面を掘って、穴やトンネルを作る。

やさしい英語で： To dig a hole or tunnel, usually in the ground.

• Moles burrow underground.
• The rabbit burrowed into the bank.
• Small insects are burrowing through the wood.

使い方： burrow into something (The rabbit burrowed into the soft earth.); burrow through something (Worms burrow through the soil.)

類義語： tunnel, dig

よく使う表現： burrow underground, burrow into something, burrow through something

潜り込む、寄り添う

安心したりくつろいだりするため、何かの下に潜ったりぴったり寄り添ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To push yourself under or close against something to feel safe or comfortable.

• I burrowed under the blanket.
• The baby burrowed against her mother’s shoulder.
• He burrowed deeper into his pillow and went back to sleep.

使い方： burrow into something (She burrowed into the warm blankets.); burrow under something (The child burrowed under the covers.)

類義語： snuggle, nestle

よく使う表現： burrow under blankets, burrow into something, burrow against someone

詳しく調べる、掘り下げる

事実を見つけたり十分に理解したりするため、情報を丹念に調べる。

やさしい英語で： To search carefully through information to discover facts or understand something fully.

• She burrowed into the old records.
• The reporter burrowed through documents for weeks.
• He kept burrowing into the case until he found the truth.

使い方： burrow into something (The journalist burrowed into the company’s financial history.); burrow through something (She burrowed through the files for evidence.)

類義語： probe, investigate, dig into

よく使う表現： burrow into something, burrow through records