forage

• 名词，指食物，尤指在野外采集的动物或人的食物，如牲畜的草料或野生植物和浆果。

A noun referring to food, especially food gathered from the wild for animals or humans, such as hay for livestock or wild plants and berries.

不可数

1. Food for animalsB2formal

   Bulk food, such as hay or grass, for horses, cattle, or other livestock.

   饲料

   • The farmer stored enough forage for the winter.
   • The horses were fed a mix of hay and other forage.
   • During the drought, the supply of natural forage was scarce.

   同义词feedfoddergrasshayherbagepastureprovendersilage

2. Act of searching for foodB2formal

   The act of searching widely for food or provisions.

   觅食

   • The animals went on a daily forage for berries and roots.
   • Their forage through the forest yielded wild mushrooms.
   • The tribe's survival depended on their daily forage.

   同义词huntquestsearchseeking

• 动词，指广泛搜寻食物或物资，也指在四处翻找某物。

A verb used to indicate the act of searching widely for food or provisions, or to rummage for something.

1. Search for foodB2formal

   To search widely for food or provisions.

   觅食

   • The bears forage for berries in the forest.
   • Early humans foraged for edible plants and roots.
   • The birds forage in the fields for seeds and insects.

   同义词exploregrubhuntrootrummagescavengescroungesearch

2. Search for somethingB2informal

   To search or rummage for something needed or desired.

   搜寻

   • He foraged through the drawer for a pen.
   • She foraged in the fridge for leftovers.
   • The children foraged for firewood in the woods.

   同义词combgrubhuntrootrummagescavengescoursearchseek