scrounge

[US]/skraʊn(d)ʒ/
[UK]/skraʊndʒ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 搜寻;乞讨
vt. 搜寻;乞讨;骗取
n. 讨要;索要
Word Forms
过去分词scrounged
过去式scrounged
第三人称单数scrounges
现在分词scrounging
复数scrounges

Phrases & Collocations

scrounge for food

寻找食物

scrounge money

讨钱

scrounge for supplies

搜寻物资

scrounge for information

搜集信息

Example Sentences

scrounge for a cigarette.

讨支烟抽

He scrounged a cigarette from his roommate.

他向同室居住的人要了一支香烟。

he had managed to scrounge a free meal.

他已经弄到一顿不花钱的饭。

scrounged a few dollars off my brother.

从我哥哥那里索得几美元

He scrounged around in his desk drawer for a paper clip.

他在书桌抽届里翻来翻去找纸夹。

She’s always on the scrounge for cigarettes. Why doesn’t she buy her own?

她总向人讨要香烟,为什么自己不买呢?

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