Cách phát âm (2)
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/ˈfɜːtəl/
Ghi chú phát âm
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈfɝtəl/
Ghi chú phát âm
- General-American
Danh từ
A cursory examination of the contents or details of something.
Cách dùng- cách dùng ở Anh
- Ví dụ
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Then he looked back at his glossy, had a furtle with something in his pocket, and then looked back at me.
“Let me just have a quick furtle.” He dug his hand elbow-deep into the bag.
Thêm ví dụ (1)
It was so unusual that I went for another furtle in the 1881 census to find her family.
Động từ
To gently delve; to probe or rummage tentatively.
Cách dùng- cách dùng ở Anh
- nội động từ
- Ví dụ
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A burly mechanic wheeled in a bright yellow battery charger on a trolley, furtled under the bonnet and gave the car the full benefit of its volts.
Thêm ví dụ (1)
Needham was already half-heartedly furtling about in the kitchen, opening cupboards without bothering to search them, letting his left hand trail over objects as though he was thinking with his fleshy fingers
Furtling amongst the loose change and accumulated junk, he finally found what he was looking for.