forage
verb- [intransitive] forage (for something)
(of a person or an animal )人或动物 to search widely for food 觅(食) The female only leaves the young when she forages for food. 雌性只在觅食时离开幼仔。 The pigs are allowed to forage around in a large orchard. 猪被允许在一个大果园里四处觅食。
- [intransitive] forage (for something)
(of a person )人 to search for something, especially using the hands synonym rummage(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搜寻一些信封。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fourrage (noun), fourrager (verb), from fuerre ‘straw’, of Germanic origin and related to fodder.