貂 — meaning in English

diāo

English meaning

ferret noun A small, slender, domesticated relative of the weasel, sometimes used to hunt rabbits and other burrowing animals.
marten noun A slender, carnivorous mammal related to weasels, prized historically for its soft fur.
snoop verb To secretly investigate or pry into someone else's private matters.
standoffish adj Unfriendly and distant in manner, keeping other people at arm's length.

貂 is used for these senses in English:

Wyandot A member of a Native American people, formed from the Huron confederacy, that lived in and around Ohio.
beech marten Martes foina, a marten of Eurasia.
ferret An often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
marten Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.
mustelid Any carnivorous mammal of the diverse weasel family Mustelidae, which also includes badgers, otters, martens, mink and wolverines.
snoop One who snoops.
standoffish Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.

noun A small, slender, domesticated relative of the weasel, sometimes used to hunt rabbits and other burrowing animals.
noun A person who searches persistently and thoroughly.
verb To search persistently until something hidden is found (usually "ferret out").