nourish, feed, graze

名詞 graze:

1. a superficial abrasion
2. the act of grazing
   同義詞：grazing

動(dòng)詞 graze:

1. feed as in a meadow or pasture
   同義詞：crop, browse, range, pasture
2. break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
3. let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
   同義詞：crop, pasture
4. scrape gently
   同義詞：crease, rake
5. eat lightly, try different dishes
   同義詞：browse

1. His knee stung from the graze.
   他的膝蓋擦傷後十分疼痛。
2. I always graze my knuckles.
   我常常擦破指關(guān)節(jié)。
3. We are grazing the sheep in the next field.
   我們?cè)谂赃叺牡乩锓叛颉?/div>
4. She fell down and grazed her knee.
   她摔倒在地，碰破了膝蓋。

graze

v.（動(dòng)詞）
grazed,graz.ing,graz.es
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To feed on growing grasses and herbage.
啃食牧草，放牧：以正在生長(zhǎng)的牧草為食
Informal
【非正式用語】
To eat a variety of appetizers as a full meal.
以…為食：把各種開胃小吃當(dāng)正餐來吃
To eat snacks throughout the day in place of full meals.
吃零食：整天吃小吃，而不是正餐
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To feed on (herbage) in a field or on pastureland.
放牧，放…吃草：在一塊空地或草場(chǎng)上放…吃（草）
To feed on the herbage of (a piece of land).
放牧：放（牲畜）吃（一塊地上的）草
To afford herbage for the feeding of:
供…吃草，作為…的牧地：
例句：
This field will graze 30 head of cattle.
這塊地可供30頭牛吃草

To put (livestock) out to feed.
放牧：把（牲畜）帶出吃草
To tend (feeding livestock) in a pasture.
放牧：在草地上照顧（正在吃草的牲畜）

來源：
Middle English grasen
中古英語 grasen
from Old English grasian
源自 古英語 grasian
from grôs [grass] * see ghrô-
源自 grôs [草] *參見 ghrô-

【引伸】
graze.able 或
graz.able
adj.（形容詞）
graz.er
n.（名詞）

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graze
graze 2

v.（動(dòng)詞）
grazed,graz.ing,graz.es
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To touch lightly in passing; brush.See Synonyms at brush
擦過；掠過：在通過時(shí)輕微接觸，擦參見 brush
To scrape or scratch slightly; abrade.
擦傷，磨損：輕輕地擦或抓；擦
v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To scrape or touch something lightly in passing.
輕擦：通過時(shí)輕輕地擦或接觸
n.（名詞）
The act of brushing or scraping along a surface.
輕擦：沿一平面擦或刮的動(dòng)作
A minor scratch or abrasion.
擦傷：一個(gè)輕微的擦傷或磨損

來源：
Perhaps from graze
可能源自 graze