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

• You're a blight, a stain, a scavenger.
  你是不良分子，社会的污点，是食腐动物。
• 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。
• Mechanisms of Macrophage Scavenger Receptors in the Early Stage of Atherosclerosis Formation
  巨噬细胞清道夫受体在动脉粥样硬化形成早期的作用机制研究
• However, uric acid is an important part of the human detoxification system, acting as a so-called "scavenger" of free radicals, which cause neurological disorders, brain diseases and tumors.
  但尿酸同时还是人体解毒系统的重要成分，像清洁工一样清除体内的自由基，这些自由基可以引发神经系统障碍、大脑疾病，甚至肿瘤。
• Therapeutic dose of propofol may play a role in brain protection and act as an OFR scavenger in vivo.
  临床麻醉剂量的异丙酚可有效地清除OFR，有显著的脑保护作用。
• 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。
• We had a scavenger hunt at the party.
  在聚会上，我们还玩了寻宝游戏。
• Yong Bang& formaldehyde scavenger is based on the plant removal of formaldehyde in the successful development of the natural principles of green environmental protection product.
  永邦&甲醛清除剂是根据该植物清除甲醛的自然原理研制成功的绿色环保产品。
• Study on synthesis of new free-formaldehyde scavenger and scavenge performance
  新型甲醛捕获剂的合成及其捕获性能研究
• If you do either way, you should always pack claymores and using scavenger while constantly switching camping angles and position.
  如果你不管怎样，你应该总是包莱莫里斯和使用清除剂，同时不断切换野营角度和立场。