graze
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++graze1 /ɡreɪz/ ●○○ verb 1 [intransitive, transitive] if an animal grazes, or if you graze it, it eats grass that is growing 〔动物〕吃草；使啃食牧草graze on Groups of cattle were grazing on the rich grass. 牛群在肥美的青草地上吃草。 fields where they used to graze their sheep 他们过去放羊的田野2 [transitive]MICUT to accidentally break the surface of your skin by rubbing it against something 擦伤 I fell on the gravel, severely grazing my knee. 我摔倒在砾石路上，膝盖擦伤得很严重。3 [transitive]TOUCH to touch something lightly while passing it, sometimes damaging it 擦过，掠过 A bullet grazed his arm. 一颗子弹擦过他的手臂。4. [intransitive] informalEAT to eat small amounts of food all through the day instead of having regular meals 整天吃零食〔而不吃正餐〕→ See Verb table
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graze• Here are some low-fat snacks for holiday grazing.• The sheep continued to graze.• I just barely grazed her bumper, but she's claiming I wrecked her car.• Lightly though, only grazing him.• Billy grazed his knee on the sidewalk when he fell.• From up there, the grazing Holsteins are only black and white specks which seem incapable of movement.• Fernando looked down on her adoringly before allowing his lips to graze languidly over her mouth and cheeks and throat.• Longhorn cattle grazed on mesquite, and dropped the seeds along the way on drives to the north.• It is a huge four-poster that grazes the 9-foot ceilings.• The bullet grazed the corner of the building, just missing my arm.• Capella is low in the north, with Leo grazing the horizon.• The incoming immune adults then graze the lower more fibrous echelons of the herbage which contain the majority of the L3.• Ranchers will have to pay more to graze their cattle on federal land.• And grazing too many animals on too little land leaves soil unprotected against wind or water erosion.graze2 noun [countable] MICUTa wound caused by rubbing that slightly breaks the surface of your skin 〔皮肤的〕擦伤 Adam walked away from the crash with just a graze on his left shoulder. 亚当在车祸中平安脱险，只是擦伤了左肩。► see thesaurus at injuryExamples from the Corpus
graze• He was back on Monday, with a graze on one cheek and perky as a parrot.• You may need to watch him at first, so that you can clean and dress any grazes or cuts immediately.• One of the children, five-year-old Stewart Weir, escaped with a bullet graze to the leg.• It was a deep graze, but nothing more.• Flux can be mildly irritating so avoid getting it into cuts or grazes.• Their cattle would not be allowed to drink from it, or graze by it.• There was a raw graze across one cheekbone.• The graze along his cheekbone somehow managed to emphasise the tough, assured air he wore so easily.Origin graze1 Old English grasian, from græs; → GRASSgraze1 verbgraze2 nounChinese
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graze
graze1 /ɡreɪz/ 
verb1. [intransitive and transitive] if an animal grazes, or if you graze it, it eats grass that is growing
graze on
Groups of cattle were grazing on the rich grass.
fields where they used to graze their sheep
2. [transitive] to accidentally break the surface of your skin by rubbing it against something:
I fell on the gravel, severely grazing my knee.
3. [transitive] to touch something lightly while passing it, sometimes damaging it:
A bullet grazed his arm.
4. [intransitive] informal to eat small amounts of food all through the day instead of having regular meals
graze2 noun [countable]
a wound caused by rubbing that slightly breaks the surface of your skin:
Adam walked away from the crash with just a graze on his left shoulder.
▪ injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack: The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
▪wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb: He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
▪cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin: Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
▪bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit: Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
▪graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly: She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
▪gash a long deep cut: He had a deep gash across his forehead.
▪bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something: How did you get that bump on your head?
▪sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it: It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
▪strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much: a muscle strain in his neck
▪fracture a crack or broken part in a bone: a hip fracture
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verb1. [intransitive and transitive] if an animal grazes, or if you graze it, it eats grass that is growinggraze on
2. [transitive] to accidentally break the surface of your skin by rubbing it against something:
3. [transitive] to touch something lightly while passing it, sometimes damaging it:
4. [intransitive] informal to eat small amounts of food all through the day instead of having regular meals
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noun [countable]a wound caused by rubbing that slightly breaks the surface of your skin:
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Growing food and raising animals 种植粮食和饲养动物
plant trees/seeds/crops/vines/barley植树；播种；种庄稼；种植葡萄树；种大麦 grow/produce corn/wheat/rice/fruit种植／生产玉米／小麦／大米／水果 plough/ ( NAmE plow land/a field耕地；犁田 sow/harvest seeds/crops/fields播种／收获谷粒／农作物／庄稼 spread manure/fertilizer on sth给…施撒粪肥／肥料 cultivate/irrigate/water/contaminate crops/plants/fields/land耕作／灌溉／浇灌／污染庄稼／植物／田地／土地 damage/destroy/lose your crop损害／毁坏／损失农作物 ripen/pick fruit/berries/grapes催熟／采摘水果／浆果／葡萄 press/dry/ferment grapes压榨／晾干／发酵葡萄 grind/thresh grain/corn/wheat磨／打谷物／玉米／小麦 raise/rear/keep chickens/poultry/cattle/pigs饲养鸡／家禽／牛／猪 raise/breed/feed/graze livestock/cattle/sheep饲养／喂养／放养家畜／牛／羊 kill/slaughter livestock屠宰家畜 preserve/smoke/cure/salt meat防腐保存／熏／加工贮藏／用盐腌制肉
Modern farming 现代农场经营
run a fish farm/an organic dairy经营养鱼场／有机乳品场 engage in/be involved in intensive (pig/fish) farming从事集约型（生猪／渔业）养殖 use/apply (chemical/organic) fertilizer/insecticides/pesticides使用（化学／有机）肥料／杀虫剂 begin/do/conduct field trials of GM(= cropsgenetically modified )开始／进行转基因作物的田间试验 grow/develop GM crops/seeds/plants/foods种植／研发转基因作物／种子／植物／粮食 fund/invest in genetic engineering/research资助／投资基因工程／研究 improve/increase crop yields提高／增加粮食产量 face/suffer from/alleviate food shortages面临／遭受／缓解食物短缺 label food that contains GMOs(= genetically modified organisms )给含有转基因生物的食品贴标签 eliminate/reduce farm subsidies取消／减少农业补贴 oppose/be against factory farming/GM food反对工厂化养殖／转基因食品 promote/encourage/support organic/sustainable farming促进／鼓励／支持有机／可持续农耕
Being injured 受伤
have a fall/an injury跌了一跤；受伤 receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/( whiplash/a gunshot woundespecially
BrE 受重伤／轻微骨裂／鞭伤／枪伤 hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg伤到脚踝／背／大腿 damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin损伤大脑／脚踝韧带／肝脏／视神经／皮肤 pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon拉伤腘绳肌腱／韧带／肌肉／肌腱 sprain/twist your ankle/wrist扭伤脚踝／手腕 break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs骨折；锁骨／大腿／三根肋骨骨折 fracture/crack your skull头盖骨破裂 break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth碰断了一颗牙；使牙齿崩缺了一块；磕掉／掉了一颗牙 burst/perforate your eardrum使耳膜破裂；鼓膜穿孔 dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder使手指／臀部／下巴／肩膀脱臼 bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder擦伤／割破／擦破手臂／膝盖／肩膀 burn/scald yourself/your tongue烧伤／烫伤自己／舌头 bang/bump/hit/ ( bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against sth)（在某物上）撞到肘部／头／膝盖
Treating injuries 治疗伤病
treat sb for burns/a head injury/a stab wound给某人治疗烧伤／头部伤／刺伤 examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound检查／清洗／包扎／用绷带包扎／治疗枪伤 repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage修复损伤的／拉伤的韧带／肌腱／软骨 amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb截去一只胳膊／一根手指／一只脚／一条腿；截肢 put on/ ( apply/take off ( a Band-Aid™/especially
NAmE ( a plaster/a bandageBrE 贴上／使用／撕掉创可贴；缠上／使用／解掉绷带 need/require/put in/ ( especially
BrE have (out)/ ( NAmE get (out) stitches需要缝针；缝针；拆线 put on/rub on/ ( apply cream/ointment/lotion涂抹护肤霜／药膏／护肤液 have/receive/undergo ( physiotherapy/BrE ( physical therapyNAmE 接受物理疗法