scavenger

英 [ˈskævɪndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈskævɪndʒər]

n.  食腐肉的兽(或鸟); 捡破烂的人; 拾荒者

复数：scavengers　

TOEFLTEM8计算机

BNC.21795 / COCA.15319

牛津词典

noun

• 食腐肉的兽（或鸟）；捡破烂的人；拾荒者
  an animal, a bird or a person that scavenges

柯林斯词典

• VERB 捡破烂;拾荒;(从废弃物中)觅食，寻找
  If people or animalsscavenge forthings, they collect them by searching among waste or unwanted objects.
  1. Many are orphans, their parents killed as they scavenged for food...
     很多人是孤儿，他们的父母在垃圾中找吃的时丢了性命。
  2. Children scavenge through garbage...
     孩子们翻捡垃圾。
  3. The foxes come and scavenge the bones...
     狐狸过来寻觅骨头。
  4. Cruz had to scavenge information from newspapers and journals.
     克鲁兹不得不从报纸和杂志中搜寻信息。

英英释义

noun

• any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter
• someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
  Synonym:magpiepack rat
• a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities

双语例句

• Furthermore, we provide evidence that the CD36 scavenger receptor and downstream kinases are involved in SYN-mediated microglial activation.
  此外，CD36受体和下游的激酶参与SYN介导的小神经胶质的活化。
• Study of the Expression of Scavenger Receptor Class B Type ⅰ and Renin Angiotensin System in Atherosclerotic Rats
  动脉粥样硬化大鼠B族Ⅰ型清道夫受体与肾素-血管紧张素系统的表达变化
• Objective: the use of improved lung protection in vivo rabbit model of oxygen free radical scavenger edaravone on in vivo lung protective role and its possible mechanism.
  目的：利用改良兔在体肺保护模型，探讨氧自由基清除剂依达拉奉对在体肺保护的作用及可能机制。
• Current researches suggest that scavenger receptor play an important role in the development of atherosclerosis.
  近年来对动脉粥样硬化的研究表明，清道夫受体在其发生发展中起着极其重要的作用。
• However, uric acid is an important part of the human detoxification system, acting as a so-called "scavenger" of free radicals, which cause neurological disorders, brain diseases and tumors.
  但尿酸同时还是人体解毒系统的重要成分，像清洁工一样清除体内的自由基，这些自由基可以引发神经系统障碍、大脑疾病，甚至肿瘤。
• Yong Bang& formaldehyde scavenger is based on the plant removal of formaldehyde in the successful development of the natural principles of green environmental protection product.
  永邦&甲醛清除剂是根据该植物清除甲醛的自然原理研制成功的绿色环保产品。
• Online scavenger hunts are easy to create and the resulting interactive searches are both fun and informative for students.
  在网上进行拾荒式搜索容易在交互式活动中产生和获得结果，对学生来说既有趣又能增加见闻。
• Cerebral Infarction Acute Phase Treatment of Oxygen Free Radical Scavenger Effect and Risk Analysis
  脑梗死急性期氧自由基清除剂治疗的疗效及风险分析
• We had a scavenger hunt at the party.
  在聚会上，我们还玩了寻宝游戏。
• Relation of endotoxic hepatic injury with expression of scavenger receptor A in liver tissue during severe acute cholangitis
  肝组织清道夫受体A在急性重症胆管炎时的表达与内毒素性肝损伤的关系