graze

graze1
verb
  1. [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
  1. Old English grasian, from græs 'grass'
graze2
verb
  1. [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。
noun
  1. a slight injury where the skin is scraped
    擦伤
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: perhaps a specific use of graze
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