forage

英 [ˈfɒrɪdʒ]

美 [ˈfɔːrɪdʒ]

v. 觅(食); (尤指用手)搜寻(东西)
n. (牛马的)饲料

现在分词：foraging　过去式：foraged　第三人称单数：forages　过去分词：foraged　复数：forages　

Collins.1 / BNC.15297 / COCA.11147

牛津词典

verb

noun

VERB 搜查;搜寻
If someoneforages forsomething, they search for it in a busy way.
1. They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.
  他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
VERB (动物)觅食
When animalsforage, they search for food.
1. We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside...
  我们惊动了一只一直在路边觅食的野猪。
2. The cat forages for food.
  猫在寻找食物。
N-UNCOUNT 饲料;草料
Forageis crops that are grown as food for cattle and horses.
1. ...the amount of forage needed to feed one cow and its calf.
  喂养一头母牛和小牛犊所需要的饲料

noun

the act of searching for food and provisions
Synonym:foraging
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
Synonym:eatagepasturepasturagegrass

verb

White-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control.
欧亚草本植物，花白色，因其可作饲料且具有控制土壤侵蚀作用而广泛种植。
Perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land.
多年生植物，广泛种植（尤其在土地贫瘠地区），用作饲料和干草。
Forage crops like clover and alfalfa could be planted.
可以种植饲料类作物，比如四叶草和苜蓿。
We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside
我们惊动了一只一直在路边觅食的野猪。
Forage harvesting and silage equipment
饲料收获和青贮设备
Rhizobia inoculation also had better effect on growth and forage quality of alfalfa.
接种根瘤菌也显著促进了紫花苜蓿生长。
Leguminous plant grown for hay or forage.
长大后用作干草或草料的豆科植物。
The cat forages for food.
猫在寻找食物。
A source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food.
其种子可以用来制油的原料和制作食物；其根茎可以用于制作草料和土壤改良。
Yield and water utilising efficiency of forage maize were studied with two types of soil in Northwest Hebi Dryland.
在冀西北半干旱高寒区的两种不同类型的土壤中，进行饲用玉米产量和水分利用率的研究。