1
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。
饲料；草料
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
饲料；草料
Bulky food such as grass or hay eaten by grazing animals like horses and cattle.
The farmer stores forage for the horses in winter.
农民在冬天为马储存草料。
动物的饲料,尤指牛和马。
Fodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.
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
觅食的行为或实例。
An act or instance of foraging.
寻找食物和补给的行为
the act of searching for food and provisions
The stable keeps a large supply of forage for the horses.
马厩里备有大量马饲料。
After the drought, the cattle had little forage to eat.
干旱过后，牛几乎没有草料可吃。
Oats and hay are common forages used by farmers.
燕麦和干草是农民常用的几种饲料。
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。
作不及物动词时，forage for强调四处寻找食物。
Squirrels forage for nuts in autumn.
松鼠在秋天搜寻坚果。
主语通常是动物，表示在一处地方觅食。
The goats foraged in the mountain meadow.
山羊在山上草地上觅食。
Not this
The horses need a forage in winter.
Use this
The horses need forage in winter.
forage 作“草料/饲料”讲时是不可数名词，不能用不定冠词 a；直接说 forage 即可，表示笼统的饲料。
Not this
The birds foraged food in the snow.
Use this
The birds foraged for food in the snow.
forage 作不及物动词表示“搜寻食物”时，后面须加介词 for 再接搜寻的目标，不能说 forage something；forage for food 才是正确搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
可用草料
The amount of available forage limits how many animals the land can support.
可用草料的数量限制了这片土地能供养多少牲畜。
Use forage naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.