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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• He struck at one with his knife lashed to the end of an oar and watched the scavenger sliding down into deep water.
  他用绑在桨的一头的刀子击中了其中的一条，并看着这条食腐动物滑到深海里去了。
• Expression Regulation and Signal Transduction of Scavenger Receptor Class B Type 1
  B类1型清道夫受体表达调控与信号转导通路
• Chlorine dioxide can serves as sterilization disinfectant, antiseptic, water quality scavenger and highly effective bleaching agent, etc.
  二氧化氯可以作为杀菌消毒剂、除臭防霉剂、水质净化剂和高效漂白剂等。
• He is not a scavenger nor just a moving appetite as some sharks are.
  它不是食腐动物，也不像有些鲨鱼那样，只知道游来游去满足食欲。
• Choose from Story Mode or Scavenger Mode to amass a fortune in booty!
  选择从故事模式或清道夫模式，以积聚财富在战利品！
• 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。