scavenge

美 [ˈskævəndʒ]
英 [ˈskævɪndʒ]
  • v.(从废弃物中)觅食;捡破烂;拾荒;吃(动物尸体)
  • 网络清道夫;清除;扫气
第三人称单数:scavenges  现在分词:scavenging  过去式:scavenged  
Scavenge
v.
1.
[t][i]
(从废弃物中)觅食;捡破烂;拾荒to search through waste for things that can be used or eaten
Much of their furniture was scavenged from other people's garbage.
他们的家具许多都是从别人扔掉的东西中捡来的。
Dogs and foxes scavenged through the trash cans for something to eat.
狗和狐狸从垃圾箱里寻找食物。
2.
[t][i]
吃(动物尸体)to eat dead animals that have been killed by another animal, by a car, etc.
Crows scavenge carrion left on the roads.
乌鸦吃弃在路上的腐肉。
Some fish scavenge on dead fish in the wild.
在大自然中,有的鱼以死鱼为食。

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