"scavenge" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 搜寻残余
• 捡拾

Definition

寻找和收集别人丢弃或遗留下来的东西，通常是为了食物或有用的材料。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于描述动物（如秃鹫）寻找食物，也指人在困境中寻找剩余物。可以是字面上的垃圾搜寻，也可以是比喻意义。语气较正式。

Examples

Vultures scavenge for food in the wild.

秃鹫在野外**搜寻残余**食物。

Sometimes, people scavenge in the trash for things they can use.

有时人们会在垃圾中**捡拾**可用的物品。

The dog started to scavenge when he couldn't find his food.

狗找不到食物时就开始**搜寻残余**。

We had to scavenge for firewood after the storm knocked down the trees.

风暴过后我们不得不**捡拾**柴火。

He managed to scavenge some old bike parts to fix his own.

他设法**捡拾**了一些旧自行车零件来修理自己的车。

You can sometimes scavenge great furniture from items left out on the street.

有时你可以在街上被丢弃的物品中**捡拾**到很棒的家具。