| 词汇 | scrounged |
| 释义 | scrounged past simple and past participle ofscrounge scrounge verb[ I or T ] informaluk /skraʊndʒ/ us /skraʊndʒ/ to get things, especially money or food, by asking for them instead of buying them or working for them: 白要;乞讨;不劳而获（尤指金钱或食物） Peter never buys anything - he just scrounges (off his friends).彼得从不买东西，他总是（从朋友那里）蹭吃蹭喝。 get something for free get something for freeReaders of her blog get advice for free. get something for nothingYou don't get anything for nothing these days. freeloadThen he went off to freeload some more drinks. bumHe bums the occasional cigarette from his older brother. cadgeShe's always cadging drinks from the people she is with. scroungeCan I scrounge a lift with you? Making appeals & requests adjuration appellate apply for something apply to appreciate ask a lot besiege car wash cry entreat entreaty imploringly importunately importunity invite invocation leech push scrounge ticket Related wordscrounger Phrasal verbscrounge around Examples of scroungedscrounged In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Scores of family photos in my collection, scrounged from friends or discovered at second-hand bookshops over the years, attest to this truth. At that time coal-owners "scrounged" around trying to find a pit which was unable to produce its quota. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have somehow managed to collect some ancient beds and furniture which they had scrounged and which had been thrown out from old people's homes, and so forth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He scrounged material and he scrounged instructors. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can well remember going with other boys to what we called the fiery heap, taking with us potatoes that we had scrounged and roasting them in the hot ashes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During this time they also scrounged supplies from local units, including commandeering a jeep, and taking rice and other rations from the countryside. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As the season wore on, teams began to fold, and the league scrounged around for replacements. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When his wages were spent, he borrowed and scrounged for money. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The park was soon gutted; seats sold for $10 and fans and present and former club employees scrounged for mementos. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Moose members cleaned and remodeled the room while the ladies of the lodge scrounged up furniture and curtains from local donations. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The zoo was moved to its current location in the sand dunes overlooking the lake, and the zoo board began building new exhibits using only scrounged and donated materials. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Radio parts (vacuum tubes and other electrical parts) were scrounged from old radio receivers and sound equipment from an old movie projector and other electrical devices. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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