graze¹ ◙ verb 1. [no obj.] (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field • （牛、羊等）在田野里吃草 »cattle graze on the open meadows. 牛群在开阔的草地上吃草。 [with obj.] (of an animal) feed on (grass or land covered by grass) • （动物）在田野里吃（草）；吃（田野）里的草 »downland areas grazed by rabbits and sheep. 兔子和羊群食草的丘陵地。 [with obj.] put (cattle, sheep, etc.) to feed on land covered by grass • 放（牛、羊等）啃食牧草；在草地放牧 »shepherds who grazed animals on common land. 在公地上放牧的牧羊人。 [informal] (of a person) eat small quantities of food at frequent but irregular intervals • [非正式] （人）时不时吃点东西，吃零食 »advertisers should not encourage children to graze on snacks or sweets. 广告商不应鼓励孩子时不时地吃零食和糖果。 (informal, chiefly US)casually sample something • [非正式，主美] 随意地尝试（或体验、浏览） »we grazed up and down channels. 我们来回浏览各个频道。
【派生】
♦ grazer noun
【语源】
1. Old English grasian, from græs 'grass'graze² ◙ verb 1. [with obj.] scrape the skin of (a part of the body) so as to break the surface but cause little or no bleeding • 擦伤（身体某部位）的皮肤 »she fell down and grazed her knees. 她跌倒擦伤了膝盖。 touch or scrape lightly in passing • 擦过，掠过 »his hands just grazed hers. 他的手刚好在她手上一擦而过。 ◙ noun 1. a slight injury where the skin is scraped • 擦伤
【语源】
1. late 16th cent.: perhaps a specific use of graze