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scavenge
- IPA[ˈskav(ɪ)n(d)ʒ]
英式
- search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste;(of an animal) search for (carrion) as food
verb: scavenge, 3rd person present: scavenges, gerund or present participle: scavenging, past tense: scavenged, past participle: scavenged
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste people sell junk scavenged from the garbage the city dump where the squatters scavenge to survive
- ▪ (of an animal) search for (carrion) as food the feral cat preferred to scavenge carrion from the forest floor bears and wolves scavenged for carcasses
- ▪ search for discarded items or food in (a place) the mink is still commonly seen scavenging the beaches of California
- 2. remove (combustion products) from an internal combustion engine cylinder on the return stroke of the piston solid lead deposits of combustion would be scavenged from the engine
- 3. combine with and remove (molecules, groups, etc.) from a particular medium chlorine molecules can scavenge ozone at a very fast rate
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- IPA[ˈskavənj]
美式
- search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste: people sell junk scavenged from the garbage the city dump where the squatters scavenge to survive
Oxford American Dictionary