foraging

英 [ˈfɒrɪdʒɪŋ]

美 [ˈfɔːrɪdʒɪŋ]

v.  觅(食); (尤指用手)搜寻(东西)
forage的现在分词

现在分词：foraging　

BNC.42060 / COCA.33577

柯林斯词典

• VERB 搜查;搜寻
  If someoneforages forsomething, they search for it in a busy way.
  1. They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.
     他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
• VERB (动物)觅食
  When animalsforage, they search for food.
  1. We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside...
     我们惊动了一只一直在路边觅食的野猪。
  2. The cat forages for food.
     猫在寻找食物。
• N-UNCOUNT 饲料;草料
  Forageis crops that are grown as food for cattle and horses.
  1. ...the amount of forage needed to feed one cow and its calf.
     喂养一头母牛和小牛犊所需要的饲料

英英释义

noun

• the act of searching for food and provisions
  Synonym:forage

双语例句

• The research of foraging behavior ecology has a great significance in animal protection and artificial breeding.
  非人灵长类动物觅食行为生态学的研究对动物保护、人工驯养和繁殖具有重要意义。
• Foraging in our almost rubbed-out names.
  在我们几乎被擦掉的名字里搜寻。
• The ants in the nest then clear the passage to begin the day's foraging.
  随后蚁穴成员出来将同伴的尸体清理乾净并开始准备新一天的觅食行动。
• Sloth bears also have relatively large canine teeth which appear to be more functional for fighting than for foraging.
  懒熊也有相对较大的犬齿，这些牙齿看上去格斗功能强于觅食功能。
• The researchers believe whiskers could allow foraging seals to optimise their hunting behaviour to suit the size and shape of their prey.
  研究员相信胡须可以帮助觅食的海豹最优化它们的捕食行动，找出合适形状和大小的猎物。
• When a certain behaviour is found to have obvious pay-offs or functions it is, almost by definition, no longer'play'but is defined by its function, such as foraging, predator avoidance or mating.
  当一个特定的动作有了明显的回报或者有一定的作用后，就不叫作“玩耍”了，而用它的作用来定义它的名字，如食草、避免被捕食或者交配。
• Current projects, Haring says, include looking at lemur locomotion and jaw strength and at aye-aye foraging behavior.
  哈林说，目前的计画包括研究狐猴的运动、力强度与指猴的觅食行为。
• The brain is a foraging instrument.
  大脑是一个采集工具。
• Bacterial Foraging Algorithm for Job-Shop Scheduling System
  基于细菌觅食算法车间调度系统的研究
• We moved from foraging and subsistence agriculture to the development of crafts and trade.
  我们从食物和生计农业，发展到手工业和贸易。