graze

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n. 吃草, 放牧, 擦伤, 轻擦 v. (使)吃草, 放牧, 轻擦, 擦伤

发音

US /ɡɹeɪz/

词形变化

grazes 复数 grazes grazed grazes 三单 grazest grazeth grazing grazing 现在分词 grazed 过去式 grazed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

放牧;轻擦

动词

吃草;擦伤

动词

放牧;擦伤

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.

  2. 2.

    A light abrasion; a slight scratch.

  3. 3.

    The act of animals feeding from pasture.

v.
  1. 1.

    To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.

    放牧

    及物
  2. 2.

    To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)

    吃草

    及物/不及物

    Cattle graze in the meadows.

  3. 3.

    To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.

    及物
  4. 4.

    To eat small amounts of food periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes, often not in response to hunger.

    不及物
  5. 5.

    To shoplift by consuming food or drink items before reaching the checkout.

  6. 6.

    To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.

    及物

    the bullet grazed the wall

  7. 7.

    To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.

    及物

    to graze one's knee

  8. 8.

    To yield grass for grazing.

    不及物

词汇关系

词源

From Old English grasian (“to feed on grass”), from græs (“grass”).

来源:wiktionary