Word · Frequency #7059
grazing
（动物）吃草；啃食牧草
grazing is the present participle of graze.
(of animals) to eat grass or other growing plants
- 1.
To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to furnish pasture for.
用草喂养或供应(牛、羊等)；提供牧场
- 2.
To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a pasture)
吃；吃(生长的草本植物)；从(牧场)吃草
- 3.
To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
放牧(牛等)
- 4.
To eat small amounts of food periodically throughout the day, rather than at fixed mealtimes, often not in response to hunger.
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
- 5.
To shoplift by consuming food or drink items before reaching the checkout.
在结账前通过消费食物或饮料进行顺手牵羊
- 6.
To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
轻轻擦过或触碰(物体)的表面
- 7.
To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
造成轻微伤口；划伤
- 8.
To yield grass for grazing.
提供草地供放牧
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
In use
The cows were grazing peacefully in the meadow.
He grazed his knee when he fell off his bike.
She grazes her sheep on the hillside every afternoon.
Verb forms
base graze · third person grazes · -ing grazing · past grazed · past participle grazed
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
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
- The bullet just grazed the surface of the wall.子弹只是擦过了墙壁表面。
- grazing land
Learner notes
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）。
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。
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)
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.
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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