Word · Frequency #15297
forage
饲料；草料
核心释义
Bulky food such as grass or hay eaten by grazing animals like horses and cattle.
- 1.
动物的饲料,尤指牛和马。
Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.
- 2.
供马牛等牲畜啃食或放牧的粗饲料,如草或干草
bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle
- 3.
觅食的行为或实例。
An act or instance of foraging.
- 4.
寻找食物和补给的行为
the act of searching for food and provisions
动物的饲料,尤指牛和马。；供马牛等牲畜啃食或放牧的粗饲料,如草或干草；觅食的行为或实例。；寻找食物和补给的行为；粮草
用法In use
The stable keeps a large supply of forage for the horses.
用法提示：此处 forage 作不可数名词，指马匹食用的草料。
After the drought, the cattle had little forage to eat.
用法提示：此处 forage 为不可数名词，指牛吃的草料。
Oats and hay are common forages used by farmers.
用法提示：此处 forages 是 forage 的复数形式，指不同种类的饲料。
forage for [livestock]
作名词时，forage为不可数名词，指牛马等牲畜的草料或饲料。
The farmer stores forage for the horses in winter.
农民在冬天为马储存草料。
forage for [food]
作不及物动词时，forage for强调四处寻找食物。
Squirrels forage for nuts in autumn.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- forage crops
- 饲料作物
- The farm grows forage crops such as alfalfa and clover for its cattle.这个农场为它的牛种植苜蓿和三叶草等饲料作物。
- winter forage
- 冬季饲料
- Farmers store winter forage to keep their animals healthy through the winter.农民储存冬季饲料，让牲畜在冬季保持健康。
- forage quality
- 饲料品质
- Forage quality directly affects the growth rate of young livestock.饲料品质直接影响幼畜的生长速度。
- natural forage
- 天然牧草
- Sheep often thrive on natural forage rather than concentrated feed.绵羊通常靠天然牧草而非精饲料就能茁壮成长。
- available forage
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆：forage 首音像 four（四），想象牛‘四处’低头找草料——forage 就是‘搜寻粮草/草料’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：agriculture、animal husbandry、academic writing 此义项指牲畜的草料或饲料，多用于农业、畜牧或学术书面语境；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 feed 或 fodder。
语法说明Grammar Note
拼写提示：forage 的现在分词和过去式分别为 foraging、foraged，需去掉末尾 e 再加 -ing；名词复数形式为 forages。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 storage /ˈstɔrɪdʒ/ 和（美式）porridge /ˈpɔrɪdʒ/ 押韵，重读元音及之后均为 /ɔrɪdʒ/。注意拼写以 -age 结尾的 garage /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/、courage /ˈkɜːrɪdʒ/、voyage /ˈvɔɪɪdʒ/ 等并不押韵，读音差异明显。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.