scavenge

v 1 [I, Ipr] ~ (for sth) (of an animal or a bird) search for decaying flesh as food; use decaying flesh for food （指兽或鸟）觅食腐肉, 以腐肉为食: a crow scavenging for carrion 寻找腐肉吃的乌鸦. 2 [I, Ipr, Tn] ~ (for) sth (of a person) search through waste for items that one can use （指人）在垃圾堆里寻找有用之物: tramps scavenging throughdustbins 在垃圾堆里找东西的流浪汉 * a tramp scavengingin dustbins for food 在垃圾箱里寻找食物的流浪汉 * You can often scavenge nice bits of old furniture from skips. 从废物堆里往往能捡到一些挺好的旧家具.

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