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for·age AHD[fôrʹĭj, fŏrʹ-] D.J.[ˈfɔːrɪdʒ, ˈfɒr-]K.K.[ˈfɔrɪdʒ, ˈfɑr-]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: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: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:foraged a snack from the refrigerator.从冰箱中搜出些点心
- 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 pā- [源于日耳曼语] * 参见 pā-
forʹager n.(名词) |