单词	scrounger
释义	scroungescrounge1 /skraʊndʒ/ verb [intransitive, transitive] informal Word Origin WORD ORIGINscrounge Origin: 1900-2000 scrunge ‘to steal’ (1900-2000) Verb Table VERB TABLE scrounge Simple Form Present I, you, we, they scrounge he, she, it scrounges Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they scrounged Present perfect I, you, we, they have scrounged he, she, it has scrounged Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had scrounged Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will scrounge Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have scrounged Continuous Form Present I am scrounging he, she, it is scrounging you, we, they are scrounging Past I, he, she, it was scrounging you, we, they were scrounging Present perfect I, you, we, they have been scrounging he, she, it has been scrounging Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been scrounging Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be scrounging Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been scrounging Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Nigel scrounged a drink off us before we left. We managed to scrounge some cigarettes because we had no money left. When I was a kid I never had enough money for the bus, so I had to scrounge. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Alcoholics are mocked and tormented when they can not scrounge the kopek needed for their next drink. But scrounging supplies and space and creatively arranging the room are second nature to a good teacher. For parts, he scrounged around various offices and supply rooms, scavenging what seemed useful. I scrounged a pound off her tonight. Like their comrades from earlier wars, many GIs developed and refined the craft of scrounging into a high art. Little thief, goddamn little thief, always after something, scrounging around. They scrounge wiring, plasterboard, wood, all kinds of building materials from local firms and are rebuilding the charred structure. We ate heartily every night, we could afford croissants at breakfast, and we stopped scrounging for cigarettes. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto ask for money or food because you do not have any► scrounge to ask someone for food, cigarettes etc especially because you do not have enough money or would prefer not to pay for them: scrounge something off/from: · Nigel scrounged a drink off us before we left.scrounge something: · We managed to scrounge some cigarettes because we had no money left.scrounge: · When I was a kid I never had enough money for the bus, so I had to scrounge. ► cadge British informal to ask someone for something such as food, cigarettes etc because you do not have enough money or would prefer not to pay for them: · Sonia is always cadging lifts home and she never offers any money for petrol.· The two boys moved around the bar, cadging free drinks and cigarettes. ► bum informal to ask someone for something such as food or cigarettes, in a way that annoys or embarrasses people: · I think Steve managed to bum a lift home.bum something off somebody: · He's always bumming drinks off people and it really gets on my nerves. ► mooch off American informal to ask someone for something such as food or cigarettes in a way that annoys or embarrasses people: mooch something/it/them off: · This old guy was trying to mooch a beer off Dave.mooch off somebody: · He never pays for anything - he'd even mooch off his own mother. ► beg also panhandle American to ask people in the street for money or food because you do not have any: · Things got so bad that at one point she thought she'd have to go out and beg.· He just sits there on the street all day, but he doesn't panhandle.beg for: · Just a few years ago, Tanya was homeless and begging for money in front of the supermarket.beg from: · Sad-looking men of all ages beg from tourists at the corner of the square. someone who expects to get something without doing anything to earn it► parasite someone who does not work, but still expects society to provide them with money, food, a home etc: · You shouldn't feel sorry for these people - they're just parasites.· Most government employees had become parasites, expecting to retain their positions through friendship or political favor. ► freeloader someone who regularly takes money from another person, from the government, etc with no intention of doing anything to earn it or change the situation: · Ms. Louis' attorney characterized her ex-husband as a freeloader, looking for the easy life.· The freeloaders are leaving a bad impression on the public, making it hard for those who genuinely need the government's help. ► scrounger British someone who always expects other people to give them money, food etc, especially because they are too lazy to earn money or get things for themselves: · You're such a scrounger - buy your own cigarettes!· Far from being "scroungers", unemployed people are usually desperate to earn money for themselves. to get money or something you want by asking other people for it rather than by paying for it yourselfscrounge for a group of children scrounging for foodscrounge something off/from somebody I managed to scrounge some money off my dad.scrounge around (for something) American English Leroy would scrounge around for old car parts.—scrounger noun [countable]
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