no obj.
1- (of cattle, sheep, etc. ) eat grass in a field（牛、羊等）在田野里吃草：
cattle graze on the open meadows.
牛群在开阔的草地上吃草。
1.1
- with obj.(of an animal) feed on (grass or land covered by grass)（动物）在田野里吃（草）; 吃（田野里的草）：
downland areas grazed by rabbits and sheep.
兔子和羊群食草的丘陵地。
1.2
- with obj. put (cattle, sheep, etc. ) to feed on land covered by grass放（牛、羊等）啃食牧草; 在草地放牧（牛、羊等）：
shepherds who grazed animals on common land.
在公地上放牧的牧羊人。
1.3
- informal (of a person) eat small quantities of food at frequent but irregular intervals〈非正式〉（人）时不时吃点东西, 吃零食：
advertisers should not encourage children to graze on snacks or sweets.
广告商不应鼓励孩子吃零食和糖果。
1.4
- informal, chiefly US casually sample something〈非正式, 主美〉随意地尝试（或体验、浏览）：
we grazed up and down channels.
我们来回浏览各个频道。
派生词
grazer
noun词源
Old English grasian, from græs 'grass'.
with obj.
1- scrape the skin of (a part of the body) so as to break the surface but cause little or no bleeding擦伤（身体某部位）的皮肤：
she fell down and grazed her knees.
她跌倒擦伤了膝盖。
1.1
- touch or scrape lightly in passing擦过, 掠过：
his hands just grazed hers.
他的手刚好在她手上一擦而过。
- a slight injury where the skin is scraped擦伤。
词源
late 16th cent.: perhaps a specific use of GRAZE1.