单词	scavenge
释义	English American scavengeverb [ I or T ] uk/ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/us/ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/ to look for or get food or other objects in other people's rubbish: The flood has left people and animals desperately scavenging for food. We managed to scavenge a lot of furniture from the dump. If a wild animal scavenges, it feeds on the flesh of dead decaying animals. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Searching a needle in a haystack idiom beachcomber bounty hunter burrow cast around dig drag nose once-over pick pick through sth poke poke around seek strip search trail *turn a place* inside out idiom turn sth upside down idiom wanted wild-goose chase See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal (non-human) behaviour scavengeverb [ I/T ] us/ˈskæv·əndʒ/ to search for and collect unwanted food or objects, or of animals or birds to feed on decaying flesh:** [ T ] We scavenged a table and chairs someone had thrown out. [ I ] The crows scavenged on the dead carcass.
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