n. preying,ravening 捕食,狼吞虎咽。
△L. L.L.4.1. 94 (91): “And he from forage will incline to play.”他會(huì)改變他的捕食的意圖。
forage
vb. prey (on),glut oneself as a wild beast (on)捕食,狼吞虎咽地吃。
△H.V.1.2.108:“Whiles his mostmighty father on a hill/ Stood smiling to behold hislion’s whelp (i. e. the Black Prince)/ Forage in bloodof French nobility.”(At the battle of Crecy,EdwardⅢ watched the Black Prince waging the battle,withone-third of the English forces in reserve on a wind-mill hill,but did not help him,wishing him to havethe glory of the victory.)這時(shí)他那偉大的父王正站在山頭上含笑觀看他的幼獅向著血泊中的法國(guó)貴族猛撲狠咬。
forage[?f?rid?]
n. 飼料,糧草 v. 搜索,掠奪,征集
◇ forage for the ball 搶截球,抄球
‖ forager n. 糧秣征收員