scavenge
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1 [I, Ipr] ~ (for sth) (of an animal or a bird) search for decaying flesh as food; use decaying flesh for food (指獸或鳥)覓食腐肉, 以腐肉為食
a crow scavenging for carrion 尋找腐肉吃的烏鴉.
2 [I, Ipr, Tn]
~ (for) sth (of a person) search through waste for items that one can use (指人)在垃圾堆里尋找有用之物
tramps scavenging throughdustbins 在垃圾堆里找東西的流浪漢
a tramp scavengingin dustbins for food 在垃圾箱里尋找食物的流浪漢
You can often scavenge nice bits of old furniture from skips. 從廢物堆里往往能撿到一些挺好的舊家具.