[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（动物）吃青草；放牛；放羊；放牧 When animals graze or are grazed, they eat the grass or other plants that are growing in a particular place. You can also say that a field is grazed by animals.
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Five cows graze serenely around a massive oak...
5头奶牛在一棵大橡树旁悠闲自在地啃着青草。
The hills have been grazed by sheep because they were too steep to be ploughed...
这几座山过于陡峭，不适于耕种，所以就用来牧羊了。
Several horses grazed the meadowland.
几匹马在牧场吃草。
...a large herd of grazing animals.
一大群正在吃草的动物
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[VERB 动词]擦伤（身体部位） If you graze a part of your body, you injure your skin by scraping against something.
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I had grazed my knees a little.
我的膝盖擦破了一点皮。
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...grazed arms and legs.
擦伤了的四肢
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]擦伤 A graze is a small wound caused by scraping against something.
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[VERB 动词]轻擦；轻触；蹭 If something grazes another thing, it touches that thing lightly as it passes by.
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A bullet had grazed his arm...
一颗子弹擦过他的手臂。
Wright managed a shot but it grazed the near post and rolled harmlessly across the goal.
赖特勉强起脚射门，但是球擦着近门柱有惊无险地偏出了球门。
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graze/ɡreɪz; NAmEɡreɪz/
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grazegrazesgrazedgrazingverb1[intransitive , transitive ](of cows, sheep, etc. 牛、羊等)to eat grass that is growing in a field （在草地上）吃青草◆There were cows grazing beside the river.有些牛在河边吃青草。grazeon sth ◆The horses were grazing on the lush grass.马群正在啃食茂盛的青草。grazesth ◆The field had been grazed by sheep.这块地羊已经啃过了。2[transitive ]grazesth to put cows, sheep, etc. in a field so that they can eat the grass there 放牧；放牛；放羊◆The land is used by local people to graze their animals.这块地当地人用来放牧。☞collocationsat
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3[intransitive ]graze(on sth) ( informal) to eat small amounts of food many times during the day, often while doing other things, instead of eating three meals 吃零食（代替正餐）◆I have this really bad habit of grazing on junk food.我有个特别不好的习惯，就是吃垃圾食品。4[transitive ]grazesth (on sth) to break the surface of your skin by rubbing it against sth rough 擦伤，擦破（皮肤）◆I fell and grazed my knee.我摔了一跤擦伤了膝盖。☞collocationsat
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5[transitive ]grazesth to touch sth lightly while passing it （经过时）轻擦，轻触，蹭◆The bullet grazed his cheek.子弹从他的脸颊擦过。nouna small injury where the surface of the skin has been slightly broken by rubbing against sth （表皮）擦伤◆Adam walked away from the crash with just cuts and grazes.亚当在撞车事故中平安脱险，只受了点划伤和擦伤。graze/ɡreɪz; NAmEɡreɪz/
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graze1 verb
graze2 noun
grazegraze1 /ɡreɪz/ ●○○ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] if an animal grazes, or if you graze it, it eats grass that is growinggraze on Groups of cattle were grazing on the rich grass. fields where they used to graze their sheep2[transitive] to accidentally break the surface of your skin by rubbing it against something: I fell on the gravel, severely grazing my knee.3[transitive] to touch something lightly while passing it, sometimes damaging it: A bullet grazed his arm.4[intransitive] informal to eat small amounts of food all through the day instead of having regular meals
graze1 verb
graze2 noun
grazegraze2 noun [countable]
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a wound caused by rubbing that slightly breaks the surface of your skin: Adam walked away from the crash with just a graze on his left shoulder.► see thesaurus at
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