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

• 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。
• Therapeutic dose of propofol may play a role in brain protection and act as an OFR scavenger in vivo.
  临床麻醉剂量的异丙酚可有效地清除OFR，有显著的脑保护作用。
• 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。
• 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。
• We had a scavenger hunt at the party.
  在聚会上，我们还玩了寻宝游戏。
• 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
• Glutathione peroxidase ( GSH-Px) acts as a free radical scavenger.
  谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶是生物机体内的自由基清除剂。
• Formaldehyde scavenger Green environmental protection, harmful solvents are free such as dimethyl benzene, methanal ect.
  绿色环保，不含二甲苯、甲醛等有害溶剂。
• 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。
• You're a blight, a stain, a scavenger.
  你是不良分子，社会的污点，是食腐动物。