scrounge

skraundʒ

v. collect or look around for (food)

vt. 乞讨, 搜寻
vi. 东张西望, 搜寻, 乞讨

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scrounge 没有明显的词根词缀，但可以联想到与“寻求、索取”相关的含义。

例句

1. I often scrounge for change in my couch cushions.

我常常在沙发垫里寻找零钱。

2. She managed to scrounge a free meal from the event.

她设法从活动中弄到了免费餐。

3. He likes to scrounge old books from the library.

他喜欢从图书馆捡旧书。