verb🔗Share捡拾, 搜寻。 To collect and remove refuse, or to search through refuse, carrion, or abandoned items for useful material"After the storm, people were scavenging for wood and other materials to repair their homes. "风暴过后,人们四处搜寻木头和其他材料,用来修理房屋。environmentanimalactionecologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share精炼,提纯 To remove unwanted material from something, especially to purify molten metal by removing impurities"The factory workers were scavenging impurities from the molten steel to make it stronger. "工人们正在从熔融的钢水中精炼杂质,以使其更加坚固。materialchemistryindustryprocessscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扫气,清除废气。 To expel the exhaust gases from the cylinder of an internal combustion engine, and draw in air for the next cycle"The engine scavenged the exhaust gases and drew in fresh air for the next power stroke. "发动机扫气,清除废气,并吸入新鲜空气以备下一次动力冲程。technicaltechnologymachinevehicleenergyfuelindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share吃腐肉,捡拾。 To feed on carrion or refuse"The stray dogs were scavenging through the garbage cans behind the restaurant, looking for scraps of food. "那些流浪狗在餐馆后面的垃圾桶里翻找食物残渣,靠捡拾腐烂的东西为生。animalbiologynatureenvironmentfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share捡拾, 搜寻废品 The act of searching through refuse for useful material."Our scavengings at the rubbish dump often yielded items of value."我们在垃圾堆里的捡拾常常能找到有价值的东西。environmentactionutilityeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗Share食腐的,以腐肉为食的 That eats carrion"The scavenging crows were circling the discarded food containers outside the school cafeteria. "那些食腐的乌鸦正在学校食堂外被丢弃的食物盒子上空盘旋。animalnaturebiologyecologyorganismfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading