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

• 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。
• Effects of volatiles from different trophic level on foraging behavior of Aphidius avenae.
  不同营养层次挥发物对燕麦蚜茧蜂寄主搜寻行为的影响。
• Foraging or hunting for food may also be a key component of many animal lives.
  觅食或捕猎也是很多动物一生中重要的部分。
• Effects of competition on foraging behavior of Pinus massoniana and Schima superba in a heterogeneous nutrient environment
  竞争对马尾松和木荷觅取异质分布养分行为的影响
• He's probably foraging for his bugs and berries right now.
  也许他正在吃他的虫子还有果子。
• Research on Foraging Behavior Based on Pheromone Reaction
  基于信息素反应的群体觅食行为研究
• Some bees go out foraging, but one stands by the entrance to the nest.
  有的蜜蜂外出觅食，此时，就会有一只蜜蜂像守卫一样把守在蜂窝的入口处。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。