forage
/ˈfɒrɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈfȯr-ij ˈfär-/ (ame, mw) · /ˈfɒr.ɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈfɔːr.ɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa)
forage — 動詞
- foragepresent simple I / you / we / they
- forageshe / she / it
- foragedpast simple
- foraging-ing form
1. to walk or travel from one place to another looking for food, useful items, or s
覓食；搜尋
到處尋找食物或可用物品
to walk or travel from one place to another looking for food, useful items, or supplies, especially in natural or damaged environments
The black bear foraged for berries along the riverbank before the cold weather came.
黑熊在河岸邊覓食漿果，為即將到來的寒冷天氣做準備。
forage + for + [food]
After the earthquake, rescuers foraged through the rubble for survivors and supplies.
地震過後，救援人員在瓦礫堆中搜尋生還者和物資。
forage + through + [place] + for + [thing]
Each morning the goats forage in the meadow before returning to the barn.
每天早晨，羊群在草地上覓食，然後回到畜棚。
The hikers foraged for wild herbs and mushrooms to add to their campfire stew.
登山客沿途尋找野生香草和蘑菇，加到他們的營火燉菜裡。
During the drought, the elephants had to forage much farther from the river than usual.
旱災期間，大象必須到比平常遠得多的地方覓食。
文法句型
forage + for + [food/item]
forage + through + [place]
用法筆記
Commonly used for animals searching for food in the wild, but also describes people rummaging through places when supplies are scarce. The transitive use (e.g. "forage the woods") is rare in everyday English; the intransitive pattern with 'for' is much more natural.
常見錯誤
forage — 名詞
- foragesingular
- foragesplural
1. plant material such as grass, hay, or silage that is grown or gathered as food f
飼料；牧草
餵養牲畜的植物飼料
plant material such as grass, hay, or silage that is grown or gathered as food for farm animals such as cows, horses, and sheep
The farmer stored enough forage in the barn to feed the cows through winter.
農夫在穀倉裡儲存了足夠的飼料，讓牛群得以過冬。
store + forage
The dairy farmer grows alfalfa and clover as high-quality forage for the herd.
酪農種植苜蓿和三葉草，作為牛群的高品質牧草。
The horses preferred fresh spring forage over the dried hay from last season.
馬兒比較喜歡春天的新鮮牧草，勝過上一季的乾草。
The veterinarian tested the forage for mold before allowing the sheep to eat it.
獸醫在讓羊群進食之前，先檢查飼料是否有發霉。
用法筆記
Refers specifically to rough plant-based feed such as grass, hay, or silage, not to grain-based concentrates or processed feed. Common in agricultural and veterinary contexts.
常見錯誤
2. the activity of moving through an area to look for food, water, or other necessa
覓食行為
尋找食物的活動
the activity of moving through an area to look for food, water, or other necessary items
Early humans depended on daily forage for their survival in the wild.
早期人類在野外生存，全靠每天的覓食活動。
The documentary showed the nocturnal forage of wild boars in the forest clearing.
紀錄片展示了野豬在森林空地上的夜間覓食行為。
nocturnal forage
After the flood, the village organised a collective forage for clean drinking water.
洪水過後，全村發動了集體搜尋行動，尋找乾淨的飲用水。
The research team studied the daily forage patterns of honeybees near the sunflower fields.
研究團隊觀察了蜜蜂在向日葵田附近的日常覓食模式。
- scavenging
emphasises finding food among waste or leftover items rather than gathering from nature
- provisioning
focuses on collecting and storing supplies for future use, often by animals or in survival contexts
- hunting
involves pursuing and killing animals for food, not gathering plants or other items
用法筆記
This noun sense is less common in everyday conversation than the verb form. It appears most often in biology, ecology, and survival contexts. The phrase 'on the forage' is occasionally used but sounds literary.