scavenge
v
1 [I, Ipr] ~ (for sth) (of an animal or a bird) search for decaying flesh as food; use decaying flesh for food (指兽或鸟)觅食腐肉, 以腐肉为食
a crow scavenging for carrion 寻找腐肉吃的乌鸦.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn]
~ (for) sth (of a person) search through waste for items that one can use (指人)在垃圾堆里寻找有用之物
tramps scavenging throughdustbins 在垃圾堆里找东西的流浪汉
a tramp scavengingin dustbins for food 在垃圾箱里寻找食物的流浪汉
You can often scavenge nice bits of old furniture from skips. 从废物堆里往往能捡到一些挺好的旧家具.
🗣️ 情景例句
Oh?
噢?
Life is sweet.
生命是甜美的。
she tripped on the carpet and the pudding went flying through the air, narrowly missed my aunt, and crashed on the dining table with considerable force.