scavenger

英 [ˈskævɪndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈskævɪndʒər]

n.  食腐肉的兽(或鸟); 捡破烂的人; 拾荒者

复数：scavengers　

TOEFLTEM8计算机

BNC.21795 / COCA.15319

牛津词典

noun

• 食腐肉的兽（或鸟）；捡破烂的人；拾荒者
  an animal, a bird or a person that scavenges

柯林斯词典

• VERB 捡破烂;拾荒;(从废弃物中)觅食，寻找
  If people or animalsscavenge forthings, they collect them by searching among waste or unwanted objects.
  1. Many are orphans, their parents killed as they scavenged for food...
     很多人是孤儿，他们的父母在垃圾中找吃的时丢了性命。
  2. Children scavenge through garbage...
     孩子们翻捡垃圾。
  3. The foxes come and scavenge the bones...
     狐狸过来寻觅骨头。
  4. Cruz had to scavenge information from newspapers and journals.
     克鲁兹不得不从报纸和杂志中搜寻信息。

英英释义

noun

• any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
• someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
  Synonym:magpiepack rat
• a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities

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