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。
(动物)吃草;啃食牧草
grazing — present participle of graze
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
(of animals) to eat grass or other growing plants
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.
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)
放牧(牛等)
To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.
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.
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.
轻轻擦过或触碰(物体)的表面
To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in passing.
造成轻微伤口;划伤
To cause a slight wound to; to scratch.
提供草地供放牧
To yield grass for grazing.
一般现在时
The cows graze in the meadow every morning.
奶牛每天早晨在草地上吃草。
一般过去时
He grazed his knee when he fell off the bike.
他从自行车上摔下来时擦伤了膝盖。
现在完成时
The sheep have grazed on this hillside for years.
这些羊在这片山坡上吃草已有多年。
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The cows were grazing peacefully in the meadow.
牛群正在草地上平静地吃草。
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.
他从自行车上摔下来时擦伤了膝盖。
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.
她每天下午让羊在山坡上吃草。
用法提示:动词grazes表示放牧或让动物吃草。
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。
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.
农夫在山坡上放羊。
表示皮肤被轻轻擦破,宾语常为身体部位。
He grazed his knee when he fell off his bike.
他从自行车上摔下来时擦伤了膝盖。
表示轻轻擦过某物的表面,常用 against 引出被擦到的东西。
The car grazed against the wall.
汽车擦到了墙。
brush 强调轻柔而快速的接触,通常不指造成伤口;可替换 graze 的“轻擦”义。
scrape 力度更强,常指擦破皮或使表面受损;更贴近 graze 的“擦伤”含义。
shave 强调几乎贴着物体表面过去,常带“险险避开”的意味,很少用于受伤。
skim 强调在表面上快速滑过,常用于物体表面或水面,不用于人受伤。
nick 多指划出细小伤口,比 graze 更明确地表示造成一个小的创口。
grammar · medium
易错句子I graze snacks all day instead of eating proper meals.
正确表达I graze on snacks all day instead of eating proper meals.
表示“整天吃零食”时,graze 是不及物动词,需用 graze on + 食物。汉语“吃零食”是动宾结构,直接带宾语,所以容易漏掉 on。
grammar · medium
易错句子The car grazed against the wall as it turned the corner.
正确表达The car grazed the wall as it turned the corner.
graze 表示“擦过、蹭到”时是及物动词,直接跟宾语,不加 against。汉语“擦到墙上”有“到”作补语,容易让学习者误加介词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cattle are grazing on the field.
正确表达The cattle are grazing in the field.
graze 表示“放牧、吃草”时,若用 on 则后接食物(如 on grass),不能接地点;表示地点用 in the field。汉语“在草地上吃草”用“在...上”,容易误说成 on the field。
与 graze 的“少量多餐地吃”义相对,指短时间内大量进食;仅用于饮食方式,不涉及“擦过”或“放牧”义。
与 graze 的“少量多餐地吃”义相对,强调进食量大且急;仅用于饮食方式,不涉及“擦过”或“放牧”义。
(动物)吃草
The cows grazed on the grass in the meadow.
奶牛在草地上吃草。
放牛
The farmer grazes cattle on the hillside.
农夫在山上放牛。
(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。
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。
擦过表面
The bullet just grazed the surface of the wall.
子弹只是擦过了墙壁表面。
动物在牧场上吃草,graze 常指在牧场放牧或吃草。
graze 的主语常是牛、羊等牲畜,它们在草地上吃草。
graze 的基本意思是动物吃草,grass 是吃草的对象。
meadow 是长满草的开放地带,牛、羊等常在此吃草。
herd 指一群放牧的动物,graze 常描述整个畜群的进食行为。
在草地上吃草真带劲,宝贝,你明白吗?
The cattle graze in the field all day.
牛群整天在田野里吃草。
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牧场;放牧地
The village has common grazing land for sheep.
这个村庄有供绵羊使用的公共牧场。