graze
- IPA[ɡreɪz]
英式
- (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field；(of an animal) feed on (grass or grassland)
verb: graze, 3rd person present: grazes, gerund or present participle: grazing, past tense: grazed, past participle: grazed
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field cattle graze on the open meadows
- ▪ (of an animal) feed on (grass or grassland) downland areas grazed by sheep
- ▪ put (cattle, sheep, etc.) to feed on grassland shepherds who grazed animals on common land
- ▪ (of a person) eat frequent snacks at irregular intervals advertisers should not encourage children to graze on snacks or sweets
- ▪ casually sample something we grazed up and down the TV channels
