scavenger

英 [ˈskævɪndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈskævɪndʒər]

n.  食腐肉的兽(或鸟); 捡破烂的人; 拾荒者

复数：scavengers　

TOEFLTEM8计算机

BNC.21795 / COCA.15319

牛津词典

noun

• 食腐肉的兽（或鸟）；捡破烂的人；拾荒者
  an animal, a bird or a person that scavenges

柯林斯词典

• VERB 捡破烂;拾荒;(从废弃物中)觅食，寻找
  If people or animalsscavenge forthings, they collect them by searching among waste or unwanted objects.
  1. Many are orphans, their parents killed as they scavenged for food...
     很多人是孤儿，他们的父母在垃圾中找吃的时丢了性命。
  2. Children scavenge through garbage...
     孩子们翻捡垃圾。
  3. The foxes come and scavenge the bones...
     狐狸过来寻觅骨头。
  4. Cruz had to scavenge information from newspapers and journals.
     克鲁兹不得不从报纸和杂志中搜寻信息。

英英释义

noun

• any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
• someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
  Synonym:magpiepack rat
• a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities

双语例句

• Chlorine dioxide can serves as sterilization disinfectant, antiseptic, water quality scavenger and highly effective bleaching agent, etc.
  二氧化氯可以作为杀菌消毒剂、除臭防霉剂、水质净化剂和高效漂白剂等。
• Current researches suggest that scavenger receptor play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis.
  近年来对动脉粥样硬化的研究表明，清道夫受体在其发生发展中起着极其重要的作用。
• We had a scavenger hunt at the party.
  在聚会上，我们还玩了寻宝游戏。
• You're a blight, a stain, a scavenger.
  你是不良分子，社会的污点，是食腐动物。
• Relation of endotoxic hepatic injury with expression of scavenger receptor A in liver tissue during severe acute cholangitis
  肝组织清道夫受体A在急性重症胆管炎时的表达与内毒素性肝损伤的关系
• Loss of receptor-mediated lipid uptake via scavenger receptor A or CD36 pathways does not ameliorate atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic mice.
  高脂血症小鼠模型中经清道夫受体A或者CD36途径来减少受体介导的脂质吸收过程并不能改善动脉粥样硬化症。
• He struck at one with his knife lashed to the end of an oar and watched the scavenger sliding down into deep water.
  他用绑在桨的一头的刀子击中了其中的一条，并看着这条食腐动物滑到深海里去了。
• Cerebral Infarction Acute Phase Treatment of Oxygen Free Radical Scavenger Effect and Risk Analysis
  脑梗死急性期氧自由基清除剂治疗的疗效及风险分析
• Online scavenger hunts are easy to create and the resulting interactive searches are both fun and informative for students.
  在网上进行拾荒式搜索容易在交互式活动中产生和获得结果，对学生来说既有趣又能增加见闻。
• But getting rid of excessive reactive oxygen or a limited effect of some sort of scavenger might be a good idea.
  但清除过多的活性氧或某种清除剂的有限影响可能是个好主意。