forage

英 [ˈfɒrɪdʒ]

美 [ˈfɔːrɪdʒ]

v.  觅(食); (尤指用手)搜寻(东西)
n.  (牛马的)饲料

现在分词：foraging　过去式：foraged　第三人称单数：forages　过去分词：foraged　复数：forages　

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牛津词典

verb

• 觅（食）
  to search for food
• （尤指用手）搜寻（东西）
  to search for sth, especially using the hands

noun

• （牛马的）饲料
  food for horses and cows
  1. forage crops/grass
     饲料作物；饲草

柯林斯词典

• VERB 搜查;搜寻
  If someoneforages forsomething, they search for it in a busy way.
  1. They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.
     他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
• VERB (动物)觅食
  When animalsforage, they search for food.
  1. We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside...
     我们惊动了一只一直在路边觅食的野猪。
  2. The cat forages for food.
     猫在寻找食物。
• N-UNCOUNT 饲料;草料
  Forageis crops that are grown as food for cattle and horses.
  1. ...the amount of forage needed to feed one cow and its calf.
     喂养一头母牛和小牛犊所需要的饲料

英英释义

noun

• the act of searching for food and provisions
  Synonym:foraging
• bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
  Synonym:eatagepasturepasturagegrass

verb

• wander and feed
  1. The animals forage in the woods
• collect or look around for (food)
  Synonym:scrounge

双语例句

• We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside
  我们惊动了一只一直在路边觅食的野猪。
• Forage harvesting and silage equipment
  饲料收获和青贮设备
• They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.
  他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
• Important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop.
  欧洲重要的豆科草料植物，三叶，蓝紫色花，作为牧草和甘草作物广泛种植。
• Many aspects of forage production in Canada were examined, Rex says.
  雷克斯说，在培训期间对加拿大牧草生产的许多方面进行了研究。
• Effects of Drying Temperature and Harvest Time on ADIN Content of Forage Maize
  干燥温度和收获时期对饲用玉米ADIN含量的影响
• Yield and water utilising efficiency of forage maize were studied with two types of soil in Northwest Hebi Dryland.
  在冀西北半干旱高寒区的两种不同类型的土壤中，进行饲用玉米产量和水分利用率的研究。
• Rhizobia inoculation also had better effect on growth and forage quality of alfalfa.
  接种根瘤菌也显著促进了紫花苜蓿生长。
• Forage crops also help reduce erosion of the soil.
  草料作物也有助于减低土壤的冲蚀。
• Leguminous plant grown for hay or forage.
  长大后用作干草或草料的豆科植物。