for·age
verb/ˈfɒrɪdʒ/
/ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they forage | /ˈfɒrɪdʒ/ /ˈfɔːrɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it forages | /ˈfɒrɪdʒɪz/ /ˈfɔːrɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple foraged | /ˈfɒrɪdʒd/ /ˈfɔːrɪdʒd/ |
| past participle foraged | /ˈfɒrɪdʒd/ /ˈfɔːrɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form foraging | /ˈfɒrɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈfɔːrɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] forage (for something) (of a person or an animal) to search widely for food
四处觅食 - The female only leaves the young when she forages for food.
雌性只有在觅食时才会离开幼崽。 - The pigs are allowed to forage around in a large orchard.
猪可以在大果园里觅食。
- The female only leaves the young when she forages for food.
- [intransitive] forage (for something) (of a person) to search for something, especially using the hands
（尤指用手）搜寻（东西） - Her assistant was foraging in a cupboard for some envelopes.
她的助手正在橱柜里寻找一些信封。
- Her assistant was foraging in a cupboard for some envelopes.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fourrage (noun), fourrager (verb), from fuerre ‘straw’, of Germanic origin and related to fodder.