粵

覓mik6食sik6

simp觅食
mik6 sik6mì shí

English

  1. to forage
  2. (of animals) to look for food; to forage ----
  3. to hunt for food
  4. to go hunting for men/women
  5. to scavenge
  6. fig. to make a living

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 動物揾嘢食
  2. 引申指男女(好似動物揾獵物噉)揾短暫嘅性伴侶

Examples

  • 着到咁索,去覓食呀?

    Your outfit is so provocatively sexy. Are you looking to attract somebody?

  • 蝙蝠在夜中覓食 。

    Bats hunt at night.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 蟬破土而出後,會蛻皮,等待身體乾燥變硬,然後飛到樹頂覓食和尋找配偶,牠們通過發出響亮的蟬鳴來尋找配偶。

    Once out of the ground, the cicadas molt and wait for their bodies to dry and harden, then they fly to the tops of trees where they feed and look for a mate, which they do by making a loud buzz.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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