graze
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
(of cows, sheep, etc. 牛、羊等 to eat grass that is growing in a field （在草地上）吃青草 There were cows grazing beside the river. 有些牛在河边吃青草。 - graze on something
The horses were grazing on the lush grass. 马群正在啃食茂盛的青草。 - graze something
The field had been grazed by sheep. 这块地羊已经啃过了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Farmingc2, Animalsc2Sheep were grazing peacefully in the fields. 绵羊在田野里安静地吃着草。 The cattle were turned out to graze. 牛都赶出去吃草了。 lambs grazing on the rough moorland pasture 在崎岖不平的高沼地牧场吃草的小羊
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- contentedly
- peacefully
- quietly
- …
- allow something to
- turn something out to
- on
- upon
- [transitive] graze something
to put cows, sheep, etc. in a field so that they can eat the grass there 放牧；放牛；放羊 Collocations FarmingFarming 农场经营 Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物 - plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley
植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦 - grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit
种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果 - plough/(North American English) plow land/a field
耕地；犁田 - sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields
播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼 - spread manure/fertilizer on something
给…施撒粪肥／肥料 - cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land
耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地 - damage/destroy/lose your crop
损害／毁坏／损失农作物 - ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes
催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄 - press/dry/ferment grapes
压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄 - grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat
磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦 - raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs
饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪 - raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep
饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊 - kill/slaughter livestock
屠宰家畜 - preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat
防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉
Modern farming 现代农场经营 - run a fish farm/an organic dairy farm
- engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming
从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖 - use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides
使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂 - begin/do/conduct field trials of GM (= genetically modified) crops
开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验 - grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods
种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食 - fund/invest in genetic engineering/research
资助／投资基因工程／研究 - improve/increase crop yields
提高／增加粮食产量 - face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages
面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺 - label food that contains GMOs (= genetically modified organisms)
给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签 - eliminate/reduce farm subsidies
取消／减少农业补贴 - oppose/be against factory farming/GM food
反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品 - promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming
促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕
- plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley
- [intransitive] graze (on something) (informal)
to eat small amounts of food many times during the day, often while doing other things, instead of eating three meals 吃零食（代替正餐） - [transitive] graze something (on something)
to break the surface of your skin by rubbing it against something rough 擦伤，擦破（皮肤） Collocations InjuriesInjuries 身体损伤 Being injured 受伤 - have a fall/an injury
跌了一跤；受伤 - receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤 - hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
伤到脚踝／背／大腿 - damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤 - pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱 - sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
扭伤脚踝／手腕 - break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折 - fracture/crack your skull
头盖骨破裂 - break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙 - burst/perforate your eardrum
使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔 - dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼 - bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀 - burn/scald yourself/your tongue
烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头 - bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
（在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖
Treating injuries 治疗伤病 - treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤 - examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤 - repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨 - amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢 - put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带 - need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
需要缝针；缝针；拆线 - put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液 - have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
接受物理疗法
Extra ExamplesTopics Illnessc2He fell and grazed his knees on a rock 他摔倒在岩石上，蹭伤了膝盖。 She had grazed her elbow quite badly. 她的肘部擦伤得很严重。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- badly
- just
- only
- …
- on
- have a fall/an injury
- [transitive] graze something
to touch something lightly while passing it （经过时）轻擦，轻触，蹭
Word Originverb senses 1 to 2 Old English grasian, from græs ‘grass’. verb senses 3 to 4 late 16th cent.: perhaps a specific use of graze ‘eat grass in a field’.