forage
/ˈfɔrɪdʒ; ?@ ˈfɔ:r-; `fɔrɪdʒ/ n
1 [U] food for horses and cattle (牛马的)饲料.
2 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
a search or hunt, esp for food 搜寻, 寻找(尤指寻找食物). forage, v [I, Ipr, Ip] ~ (for sth); ~ (about) search or hunt for sth, esp food and supplies 搜寻或寻找某物(尤指食物及供应物)
One group left the camp to forage for firewood. 一些人离开营地去寻找木柴.
She foraged (ie rummaged) about in her handbag, but couldn't find her keys. 她翻遍了手提包, 就是找不到钥匙.