foraging
foraging — 動詞
- foragingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- foragings3rd person singular
- foraginging-ing form
- foragingedpast simple
1. moving across an area, especially the wild, to find plants, mushrooms, or other
覓食；採集
走動尋找可吃或可用的東西
moving across an area, especially the wild, to find plants, mushrooms, or other things that can be eaten or used.
Lauren spent the morning foraging for wild mushrooms in the forest near her cabin.
Lauren 整個早上都在小屋附近的森林裡採集野生菇類。
forage for + noun (typical pattern)
A small group of villagers were foraging along the river bank after the storm.
一小群村民在暴風雨過後沿著河岸覓食。
foraging along/in + place
Hungry bears come down from the mountains, foraging for berries and roots in early autumn.
初秋時，飢餓的熊會從山上下來，到處覓食漿果和根莖。
Tendai taught the children how to recognise safe plants while foraging in the meadow.
Tendai 教孩子們如何在草地上採集時辨認安全的植物。
During the war, families survived by foraging for nuts and fallen fruit in the woods.
戰爭期間，許多家庭靠在樹林裡採集堅果和落果維生。
文法句型
forage for + noun
forage in/around + place
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or animal moving through a natural area; the object, when present, follows 'for' and names something edible or useful.
常見錯誤
foraging — 名詞
1. grass, hay, and other plants that horses, cattle, or other farm animals eat, esp
牧草；飼草
牛、馬等家畜吃的草料
grass, hay, and other plants that horses, cattle, or other farm animals eat, especially when they feed in a field.
Élise stored bales of forage in the barn to feed her horses through the winter.
Élise 在穀倉裡儲存一捆捆牧草，好讓馬匹度過冬天。
uncountable noun; stored/cut/fresh forage
The cattle had little forage left after weeks of dry weather on the hills.
山丘上連續幾週乾燥少雨，牛群已經幾乎沒有飼草可吃。
subject: animals; 'forage' as their food
Farmers near the lake grow extra forage so their sheep can graze well in autumn.
湖邊的農夫多種了些牧草，好讓羊群在秋天有足夠的食物。
Drought has destroyed much of the forage that local goats depend on each summer.
乾旱毀掉了當地山羊夏天賴以為生的大部分牧草。
文法句型
forage for + animal
fresh/dry forage
用法筆記
Mass noun — no plural form and no 'a forage'. Common modifiers describe quality or source: 'fresh forage', 'winter forage', 'rough forage'.
常見錯誤
2. an instance of walking around an area looking for food, supplies, or interesting
搜尋；翻找
走動尋覓食物或物品的舉動
an instance of walking around an area looking for food, supplies, or interesting items, often through fields, woods, or shops.
Talia returned from her morning forage with a basket of wild garlic and tiny apples.
Talia 早上出去搜尋一趟回來，籃子裡裝了野蒜和幾顆小蘋果。
her/his + forage; result-focused
After a quick forage in the back of the fridge, João made soup from leftover vegetables.
João 在冰箱深處快速翻找一番後，用剩下的蔬菜煮了湯。
metaphorical; informal household search
The scouts went on a forage for dry wood before setting up the evening fire.
童軍們在生晚上的營火前，先出去搜尋一些乾木頭。
Xiu's weekend forage in the antique market produced three rare books and an old lamp.
Xiu 週末到古董市場翻找一趟，找到三本稀有的書和一盞舊燈。
文法句型
go on a forage for + noun
forage through + place
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1 (ANIMAL FEED): this sense names the activity, not the plant material. Often appears with possessives ('her forage', 'the morning forage') or 'on a forage for…'.