[no obj.](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。 ■[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。 ■[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 shepherds who grazed animals on common land. 在公地上放牧的牧羊人。 ■(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时不时地吃零食和糖果。 ■(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 grazer noun 语源
Old English grasian, from græs 'grass'
graze2 verb
[with obj.]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。 ■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。