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单词 scavenge
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scavenge
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/us
/ˈskæv.ɪndʒ/
tolookfor or getfoodor otherobjectsin other people'srubbish:
（从废弃物中）觅食；捡破烂
Thefloodhasleftpeopleandanimalsdesperatelyscavengingforfood.因遭受水灾，村民和牲畜四处寻觅食物。
Wemanagedto scavenge a lot offurniturefromthedump.我们从当地的垃圾堆里捡到了许多家具。
If awildanimalscavenges, itfeedson thefleshofdeaddecayinganimals.
（野生动物）以腐肉为食
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(Definition ofscavengefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

scavenge| American Dictionary

scavenge
verb[I/T]
us
/ˈskæv·əndʒ/
tosearchfor andcollectunwantedfoodorobjects, or ofanimalsorbirdstofeedondecayingflesh:
[T]We scavenged atableandchairssomeone hadthrownout.
[I]Thecrowsscavenged on thedeadcarcass.
(Definition ofscavengefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscavenge

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Protection by free oxygen radical scavenging enzymes against glucoseinduced embryonic malformations in vitro.
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Detection of scavenged material in the guts of predators using monoclonal antibodies: a significant source of error in measurement of predation?
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The mechanism of scavenging of water-borne bacteria by a rising bubble.
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Since the subcontracting of work (particularly of scavenging) was common, however, salary data may well underestimate the sums spent on the labours of sanitary personnel.
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Many relevant articles and case discussions can be found in journals or scavenged from textbooks.
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Potential errors caused by scavenging binding between antibodies and antigen.
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The results suggest that significant errors may be caused by scavenging leading to inaccurate interpretation of predation rates in the field.
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Inmates scavenged whatever they could get, and the new supplies were often too rich.
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Intensive broiler management systems tend to deprive birds of free access to fresh pastures and succulent leguminous plants that are readily available to scavenging chicken around homesteads and villages.
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Therefore, econometric analysis cannot be performed in order to obtain either production functions for scavenging activity or marginal benefit (damage) functions from generation and disposal of solid waste.
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Such 'code scavenging' approaches solve the problem of possibly deleterious interactions across language descriptions at the cost of restricting multilinguality to the initial stage of resource development.
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During drying there was no evidence for the accumulation of a stable free radical, increased lipid peroxidation or decline in free radical scavenging enzymes in either species.
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Thus, although these experiments have shown that scavenging could potentially confound attempts to measure predation, many other dynamic factors must operate to influence scavenging rates in the field.
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Our tips used to be scavenged by totters, who did quite a bit of constructive recycling.
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They told us that they scavenged among potato peelings and such like in order to keep alive.
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