n. 牛马饲料;寻找粮草 vi. 搜寻(食物),尤指动物觅(食);(尤指用手)搜寻(东西) 复数: forages 第三人称单数: forages 过去式: foraged 过去分词: foraged 现在分词: foraging
中文词源
forage 觅食
来自Proto-Germanic*fodram, 食物,觅食,词源同food, fodder.
forage 用法和例句
Their forage and water supplies have diminished , but the cattle must still be fed .
他们的饲料和给水都在减少,但牛还是要喂的。
Feeding bees supplements , rather than relying on their ability to forage in the wild , costs time and money .
给蜜蜂喂食添加了各种营养成分的饲料费时又费钱,不如让它们自己在野外觅食。
Even pigs and chickens , which lack the digestive machinery to eat grass , don 't need grain . Instead they can subsist on leftovers and whatever they forage .
不能够消化草的猪和鸡不食草,它们可以吃剩菜和其它饲料。
This long bill is used to forage and probe for food on the ground .
这只长长的嘴用来在地上搜寻及探查食物。
Legume forage resources and floristic characteristics in gansu province .
甘肃省豆科牧草资源及植物区系分析。
汉语翻译
n. 粮草, 饲料, 搜寻粮草 vt. 喂, 掠夺, 搜寻粮秣 vi. 搜寻粮草, 掠夺 【医】 (电)楔形切开; 饲料
animal food for browsing or grazing同义词:eatage, pasture, pasturage, grass
the act of searching for food and provisions同义词:foraging
动词 forage:
collect or look around for (food)同义词:scrounge
wander and feed
例句
Cows and sheep depends forage to feed.牛和羊依靠草料喂养。
She foraged about in her handbag, but couldn't find her keys.她翻遍了手提包,就是找不到钥匙。
There is much forage for the cattle.那儿有很多喂牛的饲料。
One group left the camp to forage for firewood.一些人离开营地去寻找木柴。
详细解释
for.age n.(名词)Food for domestic animals; fodder.饲料:家禽、家畜的食物;饲料The act of looking or searching for food or provisions.寻食:寻觅食物或粮食的动作v.(动词)for.aged,for.ag.ing,for.ag.es v.intr.(不及物动词)To wander in search of food or provisions.搜索粮食:四处游荡以寻找食物或粮食To make a raid, as for food:搜掠,劫掠:进行搜掠,如食物:例句:soldiers foraging near an abandoned farm.士兵们到附近一个废弃的农场劫掠食物 To conduct a search; rummage.翻寻:搜寻食物;搜索v.tr.(及物动词)To collect forage from; strip of food or supplies:向…征集粮食;劫掠:从…收集食物;掠夺食物或供给:例句:troops who were foraging the countryside.在乡村劫掠的军队 Informal To obtain by foraging:【非正式用语】 搜得:通过搜寻而获得:例句:foraged a snack from the refrigerator.从冰箱中搜出些点心 来源:Middle English 中古英语 from Old French fourrage 源自 古法语 fourrage from forrer [to forage] 源自 forrer [搜寻] from feurre [fodder] 源自 feurre [饲料] [of Germanic origin] * see p3- [源于日耳曼语] *参见 p3- 【引伸】 for.ager n.(名词)