English Dictionary

scrounge

IPA（発音記号）

/skɹaʊnd͡ʒ/

動詞

自動詞 他動詞

(intransitive, transitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean. / (intransitive) To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.

日本語の意味

（自他動詞）わずかな価値のあるものを求めてうろつき、拾い集めること / （自動詞）他人から見れば取るに足らない程度の価値のあるものを手に入れること

At the flea market, she would scrounge through the bins for old postcards.

フリーマーケットでは、彼女は古い葉書を探して箱の中を漁っていた。

意味（1）

(intransitive, transitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.

Now you don't seem so proud about having to be scrounging your next meal.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To obtain something of moderate or inconsequential value from another.

As long as he's got someone who'll let him scrounge off them, he'll never settle down and get a full-time job.

scrounges （ present singular third-person ）

scrounging （ participle present ）

scrounged （ participle past ）

scrounged （ past ）