scavenge
/ˈskævɪndʒ/If people or animals scavenge for things, they collect them by searching among waste or unwanted objects. (在垃圾或废物中) 捡拾
verb [vt. 及物动词] vt. 以……为食；打扫；排除废气
Many are orphans, their parents killed as they scavenged for food. 很多人是孤儿，他们的父母在垃圾中捡食物时丢了性命。
verb [vi. 不及物动词] vi. 清除污物；打扫
Teenagers scavenge among the heaps of thrown-away trash. 青少年在成堆的丢弃垃圾中搜寻。
- 网友用 “Scavenge” 造句精选
- ...scavengers such as rats. …老鼠之类的食腐动物。
- Some fish scavenge on dead fish in the wild. 在大自然中，有的鱼以死鱼为食。
- No squirrels are known to hunt vertebrates, or even scavenge meat. 没有发现有松鼠猎取脊椎动物，或者以肉为食。