Word · Frequency #7059
graze
（动物）吃草；啃食牧草
核心释义
(of animals) to eat grass or other growing plants
- 1.
用草喂养或供应(牛、羊等)；提供牧场
To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
- 2.
吃；吃(生长的草本植物)；从(牧场)吃草
To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)
- 3.
放牧(牛等)
To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
- 4.
全天定期少量进食,而不是在固定用餐时间,通常不是因为饥饿
To eat small amounts of food periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes, often not in response to hunger.
- 5.
在结账前通过消费食物或饮料进行顺手牵羊
To shoplift by consuming food or drink items before reaching the checkout.
- 6.
轻轻擦过或触碰(物体)的表面
To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
- 7.
造成轻微伤口；划伤
To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
- 8.
提供草地供放牧
To yield grass for grazing.
放牧；擦过；轻触；蹭；擦伤；蹭破；少量多餐地吃；不时吃零食；（草地）可供放牧；长有牧草
用法In use
The cows were grazing peacefully in the meadow.
用法提示：动词grazing表示动物吃草的动作。
He grazed his knee when he fell off his bike.
用法提示：动词grazed表示轻擦导致皮肤受伤。
She grazes her sheep on the hillside every afternoon.
用法提示：动词grazes表示放牧或让动物吃草。
graze on sth
此义为不及物动词，on 后接动物所吃的草或植物。
The cattle graze on the grass in the field.
牛在田野里吃草。
graze sth on/in a place
此义为及物动词，宾语是牲畜，地点用 on 或 in 引出。
The farmer grazes his sheep on the hillside.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- graze on grass
- （动物）吃草
- The cows grazed on the grass in the meadow.奶牛在草地上吃草。
- graze cattle
- 放牛
- The farmer grazes cattle on the hillside.农夫在山上放牛。
- graze on snacks
- （不定时地）吃零食
- She tends to graze on snacks rather than eating full meals.她倾向于不定时地吃零食，而不是吃正餐。
- graze (one's) knee
- 擦破膝盖
- I grazed my knee when I fell off my bike.我从自行车上摔下来时擦破了膝盖。
- graze (the) surface
- 擦过表面
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：牛低头啃 grass（草）就是 graze；手被草叶轻轻刮过也是 graze（轻擦）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：farm、pasture、wildlife graze 作“吃草；放牧”解时，是中性且常见的动词，多用于描述牛羊等动物在草地上吃草，或人放牧。在口语和书面语中都比较自然，农业或自然描写的语境中尤其常见。注意它还有“擦伤”等意思，使用时需根据上下文判断。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物和不及物均可，如: The cows graze in the field. (不及物); He grazed his knee. (及物)
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with /ɡreɪz/: they end in the voiced /eɪz/ sound. The letter 'a' is pronounced as the long vowel /eɪ/ before a single consonant + silent e. Watch out: 'grace' /ɡreɪs/ and 'grate' /ɡreɪt/ look similar but end in different sounds, and 'grass' /ɡrɑːs/ is not a rhyme at all.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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