| 单词 | scavenge |
| 释义 | scavenge /skav"inj/, v. , scavenged, scavenging. v.t. 1. to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material. 2. to cleanse of filth, as a street. 3. to expel burnt gases from (the cylinder of an internal-combustion engine). 4. Metall. to purify (molten metal) by introducing a substance that will combine chemically with impurities. v.i. 5. to act as a scavenger. 6. (of an engine or cylinder) to become scavenged of burnt gases. 7. to search, esp. for food. [1635-45; back formation from SCAVENGER] |
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