scavenge

英 [ˈskævɪndʒ]

美 [ˈskævɪndʒ]

v.  (从废弃物中)觅食; 捡破烂; 拾荒; 吃(动物尸体)

过去式：scavenged　过去分词：scavenged　第三人称单数：scavenges　现在分词：scavenging　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.21854 / COCA.17515

牛津词典

verb

• （从废弃物中）觅食；捡破烂；拾荒
  to search through waste for things that can be used or eaten
  1. Much of their furniture was scavenged from other people's garbage.
     他们的家具许多都是从别人扔掉的东西中捡来的。
  2. Dogs and foxes scavenged through the trash cans for something to eat.
     狗和狐狸从垃圾箱里寻找食物。
• 吃（动物尸体）
  to eat dead animals that have been killed by another animal, by a car, etc.
  1. Crows scavenge carrion left on the roads.
     乌鸦吃弃在路上的腐肉。
  2. Some fish scavenge on dead fish in the wild.
     在大自然中，有的鱼以死鱼为食。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 捡破烂;拾荒;(从废弃物中)觅食，寻找
  If people or animalsscavenge forthings, they collect them by searching among waste or unwanted objects.
  1. Many are orphans, their parents killed as they scavenged for food...
     很多人是孤儿，他们的父母在垃圾中找吃的时丢了性命。
  2. Children scavenge through garbage...
     孩子们翻捡垃圾。
  3. The foxes come and scavenge the bones...
     狐狸过来寻觅骨头。
  4. Cruz had to scavenge information from newspapers and journals.
     克鲁兹不得不从报纸和杂志中搜寻信息。

英英释义

verb

• remove unwanted substances from
  Synonym:clean
• feed on carrion or refuse
  1. hyenas scavenge
• collect discarded or refused material
  1. She scavenged the garbage cans for food
  Synonym:salvage
• clean refuse from
  1. Scavenge a street

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