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单词 foraging
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
for•ag•ing  (fôri jing, for-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anthropologythe acquisition of food by hunting, fishing, or the gathering of plant matter.

adj. 
  1. Anthropologycharacterized by or dependent upon the acquisition of food by such means;
    food-gathering:a foraging people.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
for•age /ˈfɔrɪdʒ, ˈfɑr-/USA pronunciation   n., v., -aged, -ag•ing. 
n. [uncountable]
  1. Agriculturefood for horses or cattle;
    fodder.

v. 
  1. to wander or go in search of provisions: [no object]foraging through the countryside for food.[+ object]foraged the countryside for food.
  2. to search about:[no object]foraging for supplies.
  3. to obtain by foraging:[+ object]to forage berries.
for•ag•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
for•age  (fôrij, for-),USA pronunciation n., v., -aged, -ag•ing. 
n. 
  1. Agriculturefood for horses or cattle;
    fodder;
    provender.
  2. the seeking or obtaining of such food.
  3. the act of searching for provisions of any kind.
  4. a raid.

v.i. 
  1. to wander or go in search of provisions.
  2. to search about;
    seek;
    rummage;
    hunt:He went foraging in the attic for old mementos.
  3. to make a raid.

v.t. 
  1. to collect forage from;
    strip of supplies;
    plunder:to forage the countryside.
  2. to supply with forage.
  3. to obtain by foraging.
  • Gmc)
  • Old French fourrage, derivative of fuerre fodder (
  • Middle English 1275–1325
forag•er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See feed. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
forage /ˈfɒrɪdʒ/ n
  1. food for horses or cattle, esp hay or straw
  2. the act of searching for food or provisions
vb
  1. to search (the countryside or a town) for food, provisions, etc
  2. (intransitive) to carry out a raid
  3. (transitive) to obtain by searching about
  4. (transitive) to give food or other provisions to
  5. (transitive) to feed (cattle or horses) with such food
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French fourrage, probably of Germanic origin; see food, fodder

ˈforager n
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