scavenge
英 ['sk?v?n(d)?]
美['sk?v?nd?]
- vt. 打扫；排除废气；以…为食
- vi. 清除污物；打扫
TEM8畅通词汇低频词
词态变化
第三人称单数:?scavenges;过去式:?scavenged;过去分词:?scavenged;现在分词:?scavenging;
助记提示
1. show => *scow- => *scaw- => *scav- => *scavage => scavager => scavenger => scavenge "search, look at, inspect".
2. With intrusive -n- (c.1500) as in harbinger, passenger, messenger.
3. 谐音“拾街(四川方言：gai)瘟鸡、拾街蚊圾、拾街蚊子、扫街蚊圾”。
2. With intrusive -n- (c.1500) as in harbinger, passenger, messenger.
3. 谐音“拾街(四川方言：gai)瘟鸡、拾街蚊圾、拾街蚊子、扫街蚊圾”。
中文词源
scavenge 拾荒，捡破烂
回构自 scavenger,搭荒者，捡破烂者。
英文词源
- scavenge (v.)
- 1640s, back-formation from scavenger. Related: Scavenged; scavenging.
双语例句
- 1. Cruz had to scavenge information from newspapers and journals.
- 克鲁兹不得不从报纸和杂志中搜寻信息。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Children scavenge through garbage.
- 孩子们翻捡垃圾。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The foxes come and scavenge the bones.
- 狐狸过来寻觅骨头。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue.
- 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. You can often scavenge nice bits of old furniture from skips.
- 从废物堆里往往能捡到一些挺好的旧家具.
来自辞典例句