Forage



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. ( 牛马的) 饲料, 粮草; v. 搜寻, 翻寻
• ［英］ n. ( 牛马的) 饲料, 粮草 ( food for domestic animals; fodder) ; v. 搜寻, 翻寻 ( to search for what one needs or wants)
• ［记］ 分割记忆: for ( 为了) , age ( 年龄) , 为了年龄 ( 成长) 寻找粮草

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from fuerre, foer fodder, straw, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German fuotar food, fodder — more at food
• Date: 14th century
• 1. food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing
• 2. \［forage (II)\］ the act of foraging ; search for provisions

II. verb (foraged; foraging)

• Date: 15th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to strip of provisions ; collect forage from
  • 2. to secure by foraging <foraged a chicken for the feast>
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to wander in search of forage or food
  • 2. to secure forage (as for horses) by stripping the country
  • 3. ravage, raid
  • 4. to make a search ; rummage
• ? forager noun

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