释义 |
graze1 /grāz/ transitive verb- To eat or feed on (growing grass or pasture)
- To feed or supply with grass
intransitive verb- To eat grass
- To supply grass
- To eat on one's feet and on the move, eg without stopping work, or (straight from the shelves) in a supermarket (slang)
- To browse, skim along or through reading matter, TV or radio programmes, etc (slang)
ORIGIN: OE grasian, from græs grass grāzˈer noun - An animal that grazes
- A person who eats on his or her feet and on the move (slang)
- A person who browses in or skims through (books, TV programmes, etc)
grāzˈier noun A person who pastures cattle and rears them for the market grāzˈing noun - The action of the verb in any sense
- The act of feeding on grass
- The feeding or raising of cattle
- Pasture
graze2 /grāz/ transitive verb- To pass lightly along the surface of
- To damage or scrape the top surface of (the skin, etc)
noun- A passing touch or scratch
- An area of grazed skin
ORIGIN: Ety doubtful; perh only a special use of graze1; perh from rase (Fr raser), the g due to the analogy of grate |