foraging

英 [ˈfɒrɪdʒɪŋ]

美 [ˈfɔːrɪdʒɪŋ]

v.  觅(食); (尤指用手)搜寻(东西)
forage的现在分词

现在分词：foraging　

BNC.42060 / COCA.33577

柯林斯词典

• VERB 搜查;搜寻
  If someoneforages forsomething, they search for it in a busy way.
  1. They were forced to forage for clothing and fuel.
     他们不得不去寻找衣服和燃料。
• VERB (动物)觅食
  When animalsforage, they search for food.
  1. We disturbed a wild boar that had been foraging by the roadside...
     我们惊动了一只一直在路边觅食的野猪。
  2. The cat forages for food.
     猫在寻找食物。
• N-UNCOUNT 饲料;草料
  Forageis crops that are grown as food for cattle and horses.
  1. ...the amount of forage needed to feed one cow and its calf.
     喂养一头母牛和小牛犊所需要的饲料

英英释义

noun

• the act of searching for food and provisions
  Synonym:forage

双语例句

• A robot path planning algorithm based on scout ants in collaboration with foraging ants
  基于侦察蚁和觅食蚁协作的机器人路径规划算法
• Comparison of Grazing Sheep Foraging Behavior at Different Environment
  不同放牧环境下绵羊牧食行为的比较研究
• The ants in the nest then clear the passage to begin the day's foraging.
  随后蚁穴成员出来将同伴的尸体清理乾净并开始准备新一天的觅食行动。
• Bacterial Foraging Algorithm for Job-Shop Scheduling System
  基于细菌觅食算法车间调度系统的研究
• In several studies, researchers correlated the amount of salmon-derived nitrogen or carbon directly with the movements of bears, providing further evidence that their foraging behavior is the mechanism that delivers the salmon nutrients to riparian plants.
  而好几项研究中，研究人员都认为鲑鱼带来的氮或碳的多寡，与熊的活动有直接相关，进一步证实了熊的觅食行为，是将鲑鱼养份传递给河岸植物的机制。
• The results suggest that different brood pheromones of honeybee have different biological effects on development and foraging behavior of Apis cerana cerana workers.
  这些结果说明，不同蜜蜂幼虫信息素对中华蜜蜂工蜂发育和采集行为具有不同的生物学效应。
• Current projects, Haring says, include looking at lemur locomotion and jaw strength and at aye-aye foraging behavior.
  哈林说，目前的计画包括研究狐猴的运动、力强度与指猴的觅食行为。
• He's probably foraging for his bugs and berries right now.
  也许他正在吃他的虫子还有果子。
• The brain is a foraging instrument.
  大脑是一个采集工具。
• The researchers believe whiskers could allow foraging seals to optimise their hunting behaviour to suit the size and shape of their prey.
  研究员相信胡须可以帮助觅食的海豹最优化它们的捕食行动，找出合适形状和大小的猎物。