graze /ɡreɪz/ star2 CET6 TEM4 (grazing,grazed,grazes)

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  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） When animals graze or are grazed, they eat the grass or other plants that are growing in a particular place. You can also say that a field is grazed by animals. 放牧 (牛、羊等); (牛、羊等) 吃草

  例：

  Five cows graze serenely around a massive oak.

  5头奶牛在一棵大橡树附近安静地吃草。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If you graze a part of your body, you injure your skin by scraping against something. 擦破皮

  例：

  I had grazed my knees a little.

  我的膝盖擦破了一点皮。

• 3.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A graze is a small wound caused by scraping against something. 擦伤

  例：

  Although cuts and grazes are not usually very serious, they can be quite painful.

  尽管割伤和擦伤一般并无大碍，却会很疼。

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  V-T（及物动词） If something grazes another thing, it touches that thing lightly as it passes by. 擦过

  例：

  A bullet had grazed his arm.

  一颗子弹擦过他的胳膊。