区别辨析nourish、feed与graze

nourish、feed与graze这些动词均含“提供所需食物,喂养”之意。

nourish : 指提供生长、健康或维持生存所必需的食物或养料,尤指用营养品促进生长。

  • All the children were well nourished and in good physical condition.
    所有这些孩子都营养良好,身体健康。

feed : 普通用词,含义广泛。既可指给人或动物提供食物,又可指给植物以养料或为机器等加燃料等。

  • Have you fed the cat yet?
    你喂了猫没有?
  • The baby can't feed itself yet (= can't put food into its own mouth).
    这个婴儿还不能自己吃东西。

graze : 侧重指用正在生长的青草喂养牲畜。

  • There were cows grazing beside the river.
    有些牛在河边吃草。
  • The field had been grazed by sheep.
    这块地羊已经啃过了。