graze

verb

/ɡreɪz/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they graze	/ɡreɪz/ /ɡreɪz/
he / she / it grazes	/ˈɡreɪzɪz/ /ˈɡreɪzɪz/
past simple grazed	/ɡreɪzd/ /ɡreɪzd/
past participle grazed	/ɡreɪzd/ /ɡreɪzd/
-ing form grazing	/ˈɡreɪzɪŋ/ /ˈɡreɪzɪŋ/

[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。
Wordfinder
- arable
- barn
- crop
- cultivate
- dairy
- fallow
- farm
- graze
- livestock
- tractor
- Sheep 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
Topics Farmingc2, Animalsc2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- contentedly
- peacefully
- quietly
- …
verb + graze
- allow something to
- turn something out to
preposition
- 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
- The land is used by local people to graze their animals.这块地当地人用来放牧。
Collocations Farming
Farming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
[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）
- I have this really bad habit of grazing on junk food.我有个特别不好的习惯，就是吃垃圾食品。
- Some patients find it better to graze, eating lots of small snacks throughout the day.一些病人发现最好吃草，一整天吃很多小零食。
- Grazing is becoming the American way of eating.放牧正在成为美国人的饮食方式。
- Food grazing can lead to obesity.食物放牧会导致肥胖。
[transitive] graze something (on something) to break the surface of your skin by rubbing it against something rough擦伤，擦破（皮肤）
- I fell and grazed my knee.我摔了一跤擦伤了膝盖。
- He grazed his elbow on a sharp piece of rock.他的手肘被一块尖石划伤了。
Collocations Injuries
Injuries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
- He 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。
Topics Illnessc2
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- badly
- just
- only
- …
preposition
- on
[transitive] graze something to touch something lightly while passing it（经过时）轻擦，轻触，蹭
- The bullet grazed his cheek.子弹从他的脸颊擦过。
- The bullet only grazed his shoulder.子弹只擦伤了他的肩膀。

词源verb 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’.