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。
• 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。
• Loss of receptor-mediated lipid uptake via scavenger receptor A or CD36 pathways does not ameliorate atherosclerosis in hyperlipidemic mice.
  高脂血症小鼠模型中经清道夫受体A或者CD36途径来减少受体介导的脂质吸收过程并不能改善动脉粥样硬化症。
• 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。
• 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
• 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！
• Abstuct: Edaravone is a new free radical scavenger, which can protect the cells by interrupting lipin peroxidation caused by transferring a electron to free radicals.
  依达拉奉是一种新型自由基清除剂，通过转移一个电子给自由基以打断脂质过氧化反应链来保护神经细胞。
• The Influence of Low Laminar Shear Stress on the Expression of Scavenger Receptor B ⅰ in Endothelial Cells
  低层流切应力对内皮细胞表面B族Ⅰ型清道夫受体表达的影响
• Effect of Dilazep on the expressions of scavenger receptor B ( CD36) mRNA in THP-1 derived macrophages
  地拉卓对THP-1由来巨噬细胞清道夫受体-B（CD36）mRNA表达的影响
• We had a scavenger hunt at the party.
  在聚会上，我们还玩了寻宝游戏。