graze

柯林斯词典

1. V-T/V-I 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
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。
Several horses grazed the meadowland. 几匹马在牧场上吃草。
2. V-T If you graze a part of your body, you injure your skin by scraping against something. 擦破皮
I had grazed my knees a little. 我的膝盖擦破了一点皮。
3. N-COUNT A graze is a small wound caused by scraping against something. 擦伤
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。
4. V-T If something grazes another thing, it touches that thing lightly as it passes by. 擦过
A bullet had grazed his arm. 一颗子弹擦过他的胳膊。