| 单词 | scavenge |
| 释义 | scavenge (once / 4954 pages) v When you scavenge, you pick through discarded things looking for whatever is salvageable and can be reused. If you're looking for a replacement part for a vintage car, you might scavenge at the dump for a suitable part. If you're a freegan you've embraced the idea of trying to live for free, recycling and reusing what others have discarded, leaving a small footprint on the planet. You’re on the lookout for good places to scavenge, such as the dumpster behind a busy supermarket, where you might find edible food, or the trash bins at clothing stores, where wearable clothing is tossed out. Vultures, hyenas, and other animals that feed on carrion — dead animals — also scavenge. WORD FAMILYscavenge: scavenged, scavenger, scavenges, scavenging+/scavenger: scavengers USAGE EXAMPLESIt was his first discovery on a two-hour scavenging expedition. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) She spends her days scavenging through the junkfields and hunting among the innards of downed spaceships, including the remains of a crashed Imperial Destroyer. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) It was one of two bald eagles that suffered pentobarbital poisoning after scavenging a deer carcass. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1v clean refuse from Scavenge a street Hyper clean, make clean make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from 2v collect discarded or refused material She scavenged the garbage cans for food Syn|Hyper salvage collect, garner, gather, pull together assemble or get together 3v remove unwanted substances from Syn|Hyper clean remove, take, take away, withdraw remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract 4v feed on carrion or refuse hyenas scavenge Hyper feed, give give food to |
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