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单词 forage
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forage

verb
/ˈfɒrɪdʒ/
/ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they forage
/ˈfɒrɪdʒ/
/ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/
he / she / it forages
/ˈfɒrɪdʒɪz/
/ˈfɔːrɪdʒɪz/
past simple foraged
/ˈfɒrɪdʒd/
/ˈfɔːrɪdʒd/
past participle foraged
/ˈfɒrɪdʒd/
/ˈfɔːrɪdʒd/
-ing form foraging
/ˈfɒrɪdʒɪŋ/
/ˈfɔːrɪdʒɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive] forage (for something) (of a person or an animal) to search widely for food
    • The female only leaves the young when she forages for food.
    • The pigs are allowed to forage around in a large orchard.
  2. [intransitive] forage (for something) (of a person) to search for something, especially using the hands synonym rummage
    • Her assistant was foraging in a cupboard for some envelopes.
  3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fourrage (noun), fourrager (verb), from fuerre ‘straw’, of Germanic origin and related to fodder.

forage

noun
/ˈfɒrɪdʒ/
/ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/
[uncountable]
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  1. food for horses and cows
    • forage crops/grass
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryForage is used before these nouns:
    • crop
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    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fourrage (noun), fourrager (verb), from fuerre ‘straw’, of Germanic origin and related to fodder.
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