| 释义 |
View usage for: (fɒrɪdʒ, US fɔːr-) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense forages, present participle foraging, past tense, past participle foraged1. verbIf someone forages for something, they search for it in a busy way. They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel. [VERB + for] Synonyms: search, hunt, scavenge, cast about More Synonyms of forage 2. verbWhen animals forage, they search for food. We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside. [VERB] The cat forages for food. [VERB + for] 3. uncountable nounForage is crops that are grown as food for cattle and horses. ...the amount of forage needed to feed one cow and its calf. Synonyms: fodder, food, feed, foodstuffs More Synonyms of forage forage in British English (ˈfɒrɪdʒ) noun1. food for horses or cattle, esp hay or straw 2. the act of searching for food or provisions 3. military a raid or incursion verb4. to search (the countryside or a town) for food, provisions, etc 5. (intransitive) military to carry out a raid 6. (transitive) to obtain by searching about 7. (transitive) to give food or other provisions to 8. (transitive) to feed (cattle or horses) with such food Derived forms forager (ˈforager) noun Word origin C14: from Old French fourrage, probably of Germanic origin; see food, fodderforage in American English (ˈfɔrɪdʒ; ˈfɑrɪdʒ) noun1. food for domestic animals; fodder 2. a search for food or provisions verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈforaged or ˈforaging3. to search for food or provisions 4. to search for what one needs or wants verb transitive5. a. to get or take food or provisions from b. Rare to ravage; plunder 6. to provide with forage; feed Derived forms forager (ˈforager) noun Word origin ME < OFr fourage < forre, fuerre, fodder < Frank * fodr, food, akin to OE fodor, fodder Examples of 'forage' in a sentenceforage British English: forage VERBto forage for sth If someone forages for something, they search for it in a busy way. They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel. - American English: forage
- Brazilian Portuguese: ir à procura de alimentos
- Chinese: 匆忙搜寻
- European Spanish: rebuscar
- French: fourrager
- German: suchen nach
- Italian: andare in cerca di
- Japanese: 捜し回る
- Korean: ~을 찾아다니다
- European Portuguese: ir à procura de alimentos
- Latin American Spanish: rebuscar
Chinese translation of 'forage' vi - (= search) (for food)
觅(覓)食 (mìshí)
n (u) -
饲料 (sìliào) to forage for sth [person, animal] 搜寻(尋)某物 (sōuxún mǒuwù)
Definition food for horses or cattle, esp. hay or straw forage needed to feed one cow and its calf Definition to obtain by searching about They were forced to forage for clothes and fuel. Synonyms hunt cast about seek look round scrounge (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to examine or investigate, esp. systematically The film explores the relationship between artist and instrument. Synonyms investigate, consider, research, survey, search, prospect, examine, probe, analyse, look into, inspect, work over, scrutinize, inquire intoDefinition food, esp. that given to animals or babies a crop grown for animal feed Synonyms food, fodder, kai (New Zealand, informal), forage, silage, provender, pasturage Definition any substance that can be taken into the body by a living organism and changed into energy and body tissue Enjoy your food! Synonyms nourishment, cooking, provisions, fare, board, commons, table (formal), eats (slang), stores, feed, diet, meat, bread, menu, tuck (informal), tucker (Australian, New Zealand, informal), rations, nutrition, cuisine, tack (informal), refreshment, scoff (slang), nibbles, grub (slang), foodstuffs, subsistence, kai (New Zealand, informal), larder, chow (informal), sustenance, nosh (slang), daily bread, victuals, edibles, comestibles, provender, nosebag (slang), pabulum (rare), nutriment, vittles (obsolete, dialect), viands, aliment, eatables (slang), survival rations, F%D Additional synonymsDefinition to search for, through, or in something; to forage If you fossick around in some specialist music stores, you may be lucky enough to find a copy. Synonyms search, hunt, explore, ferret, check, forage, rummageDefinition to seize (valuables or goods) from (a place) by force, usually in wartime They plundered and burned the town. Synonyms loot, strip, sack, rob, raid, devastate, spoil, rifle, ravage, ransack, pillage, despoil (formal) Definition fodder for livestock In a hard year for provender, these birds eat each other. Synonyms fodder, feed, forageDefinition to sneak into (a place) in order to steal The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks. Synonyms steal from, break into, loot, plunder, ransack, pillage, sackDefinition to search through every part of (a place or thing) Why should they be allowed to ransack your bag? Synonyms search, go through, rummage through, rake through, explore, comb, scour, forage, turn inside out, fossick (Australian, New Zealand) Definition to search untidily They rummage through piles of second-hand clothes. Synonyms search, hunt, root, explore, delve, examine, ransack, forage, fossick (Australian, New Zealand), rootle Definition to search for (anything usable) among discarded material The foxes come and scavenge for bones. Synonyms search, hunt, forage, rummage, root about, fossick (Australian, New Zealand), scratch about, grub about Definition to search thoroughly and energetically We scoured the telephone directory for clues. Synonyms search, hunt, comb, ransack, forage, look high and low, go over with a fine-tooth comb |