scavenge

英 ['skævɪn(d)ʒ] 美 ['skævɪndʒ]
  • vt. 打扫;排除废气;以…为食
  • vi. 清除污物;打扫

助记提示


1. show => *scow- => *scaw- => *scav- => *scavage => scavager => scavenger => scavenge "search, look at, inspect".
2. With intrusive -n- (c.1500) as in harbinger, passenger, messenger.
3. 谐音“拾街(四川方言:gai)瘟鸡、拾街蚊圾、拾街蚊子、扫街蚊圾”。

中文词源


scavenge 拾荒,捡破烂

回构自 scavenger,搭荒者,捡破烂者。

英文词源


scavenge (v.)
1640s, back-formation from scavenger. Related: Scavenged; scavenging.

双语例句


1. Cruz had to scavenge information from newspapers and journals.
克鲁兹不得不从报纸和杂志中搜寻信息。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Children scavenge through garbage.
孩子们翻捡垃圾。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The foxes come and scavenge the bones.
狐狸过来寻觅骨头。

来自柯林斯例句

4. The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue.
鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. You can often scavenge nice bits of old furniture from skips.
从废物堆里往往能捡到一些挺好的旧家具.

来自辞典例句

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