burrow. burrows into rural English folklore. besotted. retrieve a fallen star

 

The burrow dug by into the ground of abandoned property on the veld by J.M. Coetzee’s Michael K, as well as the hole dug by Kafka’s burrower in “The Burrow,” are curiously opposite dwellings.
[MASS NOUN] The fact of living in a particular place:

J.M. Coetzee 筆下的 Michael K 在草原上的廢棄土地上挖的洞穴，以及卡夫卡在《陋居》中的挖洞者挖的洞，都是奇怪的對面住宅。
[大眾名詞] 住在特定地方的事實：
Set in the mid-19th century, the book’s breezy narrative recalls William Goldman’s “The Princess Bride,” but burrows into rural English folklore. 
這本書以 19 世紀中葉為背景，輕鬆的敘述讓人想起威廉·戈德曼的《公主新娘》，但又深入英國鄉村民間傳說。

The story unfolds in the village of Wall, a border town that straddles the human world and the realm of Faerie, and follows a besotted young man named Tristran Thorn, who promises to retrieve a fallen star to impress a woman. As with most quests to strange lands, there are complications along the way, but compared to some of Gaiman’s other work, “Stardust” is a light adventure.

故事發生在沃爾村，一個橫跨人類世界和仙境的邊境小鎮，講述了一個名叫特里斯坦索恩的痴迷年輕人，他承諾找回一顆墜落的星星來打動一個女人。與大多數前往陌生土地的任務一樣，一路上也有復雜的情況，但與蓋曼的其他一些作品相比，“星塵”是一次輕鬆的冒險。

besotted

adjective

1. 1.

   strongly infatuated.

   "he became besotted with a local barmaid"

   Similar:

   infatuated with

   smitten with

   in love with

   love-struck by

   head over heels in love with

   hopelessly in love with

   obsessed with

   passionate about

   consumed with desire for

   devoted to

   doting on

   greatly enamoured of

   very attracted to

   very taken with

   charmed by

   captivated by

   enchanted by

   enthralled by

   bewitched by

   beguiled by

   under someone's spell

   hypnotized by

   bowled over by

   swept off one's feet by

   struck on

   crazy about

   mad about

   wild about

   nuts about

   very keen on

   gone on

   really into

   hung up on

   carrying a torch for

   potty about

   twitterpated by

   ensorcelled by

   Opposite:

   indifferent
2. 2.

   ARCHAIC

   intoxicated; drunk.

burrow

noun

plural noun: burrows

1. a hole or tunnel dug by a small animal, especially a rabbit, as a dwelling.

   Similar:

   warren

   tunnel

   hole

   lair

   set

   den

   earth

   retreat

   excavation

   cave

   dugout

   hollow

   scrape

verb

3rd person present: burrows

1. (of an animal) make a hole or tunnel, typically for use as a dwelling.

   "moles burrowing away underground"

bur・row 

━━ n. （ウサギなどの）穴, 隠れ穴.
━━ v. 穴を掘る［に住む］; 隠れる; さがす; 探究する.