graze

greiz

六级考研托福雅思GRE Collins 2

n. a superficial abrasion
n. the act of grazing
v. break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
v. scrape gently

n. 吃草, 放牧, 擦伤, 轻擦
v. (使)吃草, 放牧, 轻擦, 擦伤

Collins 星级

7,059

BNC 频率

7,524

使用频率

graze 是一个动词，表示“吃草、轻擦”。没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到“grass”（草），因为它通常与动物吃草相关。

例句

1. The cows graze in the field every day.

牛每天在田里吃草。

2. I like to watch the deer graze in the evening.

我喜欢在傍晚时分观察鹿吃草。

3. He accidentally grazed his knee while playing soccer.

他在踢足球时不小心擦伤了膝盖。