graze

🇬🇧 UK/greiz/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To feed on growing grass; to touch or scrape lightly in passing

吃草,放牧;轻擦,擦过

n.

A light scratch or abrasion on the skin; the act of feeding on grass

擦伤,轻伤;吃草

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
grazeother
=graze

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Sheep graze peacefully in the meadow, eating grass throughout the day.

  • 2.

    When she fell off the bicycle, she suffered a graze on her knee that needed cleaning.

  • 3.

    The bullet only managed to graze his shoulder, missing vital organs.

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