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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7059 COCA: 7524

graze

1 graze /ˈgreɪz/ verb
grazes; grazed; grazing
1 graze
/ˈgreɪz/
verb
grazes; grazed; grazing
Learner's definition of GRAZE
of an animal : to eat grass or other plants that are growing in a field, pasture, etc.(动物)吃草
[no object]
[+ object]
[+ object] : to cause (animals) to graze放牧
[no object] : to eat small amounts of food at many times during the day时不时吃点东西;吃零食
compare 2graze
2 graze /ˈgreɪz/ verb
grazes; grazed; grazing
2 graze
/ˈgreɪz/
verb
grazes; grazed; grazing
Learner's definition of GRAZE
[+ object]
: to touch or hit (something) while moving past it擦过,掠过(某物)
: to injure (the skin, a part of the body, etc.) by scraping against something擦伤,划破(皮肤或身体某部位等)
compare 1graze
3 graze /ˈgreɪz/ noun
plural grazes
3 graze
/ˈgreɪz/
noun
plural grazes
Learner's definition of GRAZE
[count]
: an injury on your skin that is caused because it moves against something擦伤
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7059 COCA: 7524

graze

1 of 4

verb (1)

grazed; grazing

intransitive verb

1
: to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton
cattle grazing on the slopes
2
: to eat small portions of food throughout the day
She was grazing on snacks all afternoon.

transitive verb

1
a
: to crop and eat in the field
b
: to feed on the herbage of
2
a
: to put to graze
grazed his livestock in pastures
b
: to put cattle to graze on
grazed the upper field
3
: to supply herbage for the grazing of
That pasture will graze 30 head of cattle.
grazeable adjective
or grazable
grazer noun

graze

2 of 4

noun (1)

1
: an act of grazing
2
: herbage for livestock to feed on

graze

3 of 4

verb (2)

grazed; grazing

transitive verb

1
: to touch lightly in passing
The car's wheel grazed the curb.
2
: abrade, scratch
grazed her knee when she fell

intransitive verb

: to touch or rub against something in passing
Our fenders just grazed.

graze

4 of 4

noun (2)

: a scraping along a surface or an abrasion made by it
especially : a superficial abrasion of the skin
had a slight graze on her knee from falling

Synonyms

Word History

Etymology

Verb (1) and Noun (1)

Middle English grasen, from Old English grasian, from græs grass

Verb (2) and Noun (2)

perhaps from graze entry 1

First Known Use

Verb (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1857, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1604, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of graze was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7059 COCA: 7524
graze

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + GRAZE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEminor, slight, small輕微的擦傷;小面積的擦傷VERB + GRAZEhave, suffer蹭傷;擦傷She suffered only minor grazes in the crash.車禍中她只不過輕微擦傷。PREPOSITIONgraze on某部位的擦傷I had a graze on my leg.我的腿擦傷了。PHRASESbe just a graze僅僅擦傷而已cuts and grazes (especially BrE) 割傷和擦傷
graze

verb¹

1of animals動物ADVERB | VERB + GRAZE | PREPOSITION ADVERBcontentedly, peacefully, quietly心滿意足地/安詳地/靜靜地吃草Sheep were grazing peacefully in the fields.綿羊在田野裏安靜地吃着草。VERB + GRAZEallow sth to, turn sth out to讓⋯吃草;把⋯趕出去吃草The cattle were turned out to graze.牛都趕出去吃草了。PREPOSITIONon, upon在⋯上吃草lambs grazing on the rough moorland pasture在崎嶇不平的高沼地牧場吃草的小羊
graze

verb²

2break the surface of your skin擦傷皮膚ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBbadly嚴重擦傷She had grazed her elbow quite badly.她的肘部擦傷得很嚴重。just, only只是擦傷The bullet only grazed his shoulder.子彈只擦傷了他的肩膀。PREPOSITIONon蹭在⋯上He fell and grazed his knees on a rock.他摔倒在岩石上,蹭傷了膝蓋。

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