| 单词 | graze |
| 释义 | Word Frequency graze 1(ɡreɪz) verb 1. to allow (animals) to consume the vegetation on (an area of land), or (of animals, esp cows and sheep) to feed thus 2. (transitive) to tend (livestock) while at pasture 3. informal to eat snacks throughout the day rather than formal meals 4. South Africa informal to eat 5. (intransitive) informal to switch between television channels while viewing without watching any channel for long 6. US to pilfer and eat sweets, fruit, etc, from supermarket shelves while shopping noun 7. South Africa informal a snack; something to eat Word origin Old English grasian, from græs grass; related to Old High German grasōn, Dutch grazen, Norwegian grasaWord Frequency graze 2(ɡreɪz) verb 1. (when intr, often foll by against or along) to brush or scrape (against) gently, esp in passing 2. (transitive) to break the skin of (a part of the body) by scraping noun 3. the act of grazing 4. a scrape or abrasion made by grazing Derived forms grazer (ˈgrazer) noun grazingly (ˈgrazingly) adverb Word origin C17: probably special use of graze1; related to Swedish gräsa |
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