
graze 有两个常见含义:
作为名词时,指皮肤上的擦伤。
/rez/
含义一:吃草 / 放牧
The sheep graze peacefully on the hillside every morning.
羊群每天早晨在山坡上安静地吃草。
The farmer allows his cattle to graze freely across several acres of rich green pasture, rotating them between fields to keep the land healthy.
农场主让他的牛群在好几英亩肥沃的绿色牧场上自由吃草,并在不同的田地之间轮换放牧,以保持土地的健康。
含义二:擦伤 / 擦过
She fell off her bike and grazed her knee.
她从自行车上摔下来,擦伤了膝盖。
The bullet grazed his arm, leaving only a shallow wound, but the shock of the moment made him freeze in place.
子弹擦过他的手臂,只留下一道浅浅的伤口,但那一刻的惊吓让他僵在了原地。
graze 源自古英语 grasian,意为"吃草",与 grass(草)同根。其核心意象是"贴着表面轻轻接触",这也自然地延伸出了"擦过、擦伤"的含义就像动物的嘴贴着地面啃食青草一样,只接触到表层。这个词在英语中使用历史悠久,可以追溯到公元九世纪左右。