scavenge

US [ˈskævəndʒ]
UK [ˈskævɪndʒ]
  • v.（从废弃物中）觅食；捡破烂；拾荒；吃（动物尸体）
  • Web清道夫；清除；扫气
Simple Present：scavenges  Present Participle：scavenging  Past Tense：scavenged  

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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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1.
Kita: Thousands of years ago, the streets were lit and our people did not have to scavenge for food at the edge of the crumbling city!
姬塔：几千年以前，这里的街道灯火辉煌，我们的人民不用在这日渐败落的城市里以腐食为生。
jī tǎ : jǐ qiān nián yǐ qián , zhè lǐ de jiē dào dēng huǒ huī huáng , wǒ men de rén mín bú yòng zài zhè rì jiàn bài luò de chéng shì lǐ yǐ fǔ shí wéi shēng 。
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2.
Cottage industries have sprung up in many developing nations to scavenge the recyclable and precious metals inside the waste.
在许多发展中国家，从垃圾中翻找可回收贵金属的家庭工业如雨后春笋般涌现。
zài xǔ duō fā zhǎn zhōng guó jiā , cóng lā jī zhōng fān zhǎo kě huí shōu guì jīn shǔ de jiā tíng gōng yè rú yǔ hòu chūn sǔn bān yǒng xiàn 。
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3.
The cyclodextrin compound, grafted to the polymer structure, can scavenge impurities, permeants, or other undesirable volatile contaminants.
接枝到聚合物结构上的环糊精化合物可以清除杂质、渗透物或其它不希望的挥发性污染物。
jiē zhī dào jù hé wù jié gòu shàng de huán hú jīng huà hé wù kě yǐ qīng chú zá zhì 、 shèn tòu wù huò qí tā bù xī wàng de huī fā xìng wū rǎn wù 。
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4.
You can often scavenge nice bit of old furniture from skip.
从废物堆里往往能捡到一些挺好的旧家具。
cóng fèi wù duī lǐ wǎng wǎng néng jiǎn dào yì xiē tǐng hǎo de jiù jiā jù 。
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5.
Desperation: Dump workers scavenge on Rubbish Island as they brave filthy conditions to scrape together a living.
垃圾工人在垃圾岛中捡废品，他们在污秽的条件中凑合着生活。
lā jī gōng rén zài lā jī dǎo zhōng jiǎn fèi pǐn , tā men zài wū huì de tiáo jiàn zhōng còu he zhe shēng huó 。
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6.
Sealing piece is relative to scavenge port when fixed frame is fixed at a proper position, while pressure bar is against pressurized wheel.
适当的固定架位置使封口件与排泄口相对应，压杆与加压轮相抵。
shì dàng de gù dìng jià wèi zhì shǐ fēng kǒu jiàn yǔ pái xiè kǒu xiāng duì yìng , yā gǎn yǔ jiā yā lún xiāng dǐ 。
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The results indicated that ethyl salicylate and benzyl salicylate have efficient activities to scavenge hydroxyl radical.
研究结果表明水杨酸乙酯和水杨酸苯酯能够有效地清除羟基自由基。
yán jiū jié guǒ biǎo míng shuǐ yáng suān yǐ zhǐ hé shuǐ yáng suān běn zhǐ néng gòu yǒu xiào de qīng chú qiǎng jī zì yóu jī 。
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8.
Rautiainen, vitamins C and E, carotenoids, flavonoids, and other such compounds scavenge free radicals, thereby inhibiting oxidative stress.
Rautiainen说，维生素C和E、胡萝卜素、黄酮类化合物和其他能清除自由基的复合物，因此可以一直氧化应激。
Rautiainen shuō , wéi shēng sù C hé E 、 hú luó bo sù 、 huáng tóng lèi huà hé wù hé qí tā néng qīng chú zì yóu jī de fù hé wù , yīn cǐ kě yǐ yì zhí yǎng huà yīng jī 。
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Antioxidants are generally helpful substances, found in foods, which scavenge unstable molecules (free radicals) in your body.
抗氧化剂是对人体有益的物质，广泛存于食物中，可以清除人体内不稳定的分子（自由基）。
kàng yǎng huà jì shì duì rén tǐ yǒu yì de wù zhì , guǎng fàn cún yú shí wù zhōng , kě yǐ qīng chú rén tǐ nèi bù wěn dìng de fēn zǐ ( zì yóu jī ) 。
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10.
ObjectiveTo research on the ability to scavenge free radical of dandelion polysaccharide by ultrafiltration separation.
目的研究蒲公英多糖的超滤分离和自由基的清除作用。
mù dì yán jiū pú gōng yīng duō táng de chāo lǜ fēn lí hé zì yóu jī de qīng chú zuò yòng 。
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