Word · Frequency #23957
scrounge
搜寻；翻找；搜罗
to search around for something, especially something of little value; to scavenge
- 1.
To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
四处搜寻(尤指不值钱的东西)；捡拾。
- 2.
To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.
从他人处弄到价值不大或无关紧要的东西。
讨要；蹭；白拿；四处搜寻(尤指不值钱的东西)；捡拾。；从他人处弄到价值不大或无关紧要的东西。；乞讨；搜寻
In use
He always tries to scrounge a free meal from his neighbors.
During the camping trip, we had to scrounge for firewood in the nearby forest.
She scrounged some old newspapers to use as packing material.
scrounge around (for sth)
用于表示翻找或捡拾，尤其是找不值钱、零碎的东西。
They scrounged around for firewood in the forest.
他们在树林里四处找柴火。
scrounge sth off/from sb
off 比 from 更口语化；指靠开口向别人要来小东西。
He scrounged a cigarette off his colleague.
他向同事蹭了一根烟。
Verb forms
base scrounge · third person scrounges · -ing scrounging · past scrounged · past participle scrounged
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- scrounge around
- 四处翻找；到处搜寻
- He scrounged around in the drawer for a pen.他在抽屉里四处翻找钢笔。
- scrounge up
- （费力）凑集；勉强找到
- We managed to scrounge up enough chairs for the meeting.我们好不容易凑够了开会用的椅子。
- scrounge for
- 搜寻；捡拾
- The kids were scrounging for shells on the beach.孩子们在海滩上捡拾贝壳。
- scrounge off
- 靠（某人）白吃白喝；向（某人）蹭要
- He's always scrounging off his friends instead of getting a job.他总靠朋友白吃白喝，而不是去找工作。
- scrounge a meal
- 蹭一顿饭
- Can I scrounge a meal at your place tonight?我今晚能在你家蹭顿饭吗？
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
scrounge 里有 crou（像 crouch‘蹲’的开头）：想象有人蹲在角落翻找，从别人那儿蹭点小东西——就是‘翻找、蹭、白拿’。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常对话、非正式场合 scrounge 多用于非正式口语，表示‘搜寻/捡拾’或‘向人讨要、蹭’小东西；正式写作中较少使用。
Grammar Note
及物动词直接接宾语，不及物动词常跟介词 for 或 off
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 scrounge 真正押韵的是 lounge（都读 /aʊndʒ/）。bounce、pounce、flounce 拼写相近，但结尾是 /aʊns/，不押韵；plunge 中的 -unge 读 /ʌndʒ/，不押韵；scourge 看似与 scrounge 相近，实际读 /skɜːdʒ/。注意拼写不能决定发音。
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