[VERB 动词]给…搔痒;给…挠痒 If you scratch yourself, you rub your fingernails against your skin because it is itching.
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He scratched himself under his arm...
他在胳膊下面挠了挠。
The old man lifted his cardigan to scratch his side...
老人撩起开襟毛衣挠了挠身体的一侧。
I had to wear long sleeves to stop myself scratching.
我只好穿上长袖衣服以免自己挠痒。
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[VERB 动词]划伤;划出痕迹 If a sharp object scratches someone or something, it makes small shallow cuts on their skin or surface.
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The branches tore at my jacket and scratched my hands and face...
树枝刮破了我的夹克,划伤了我的手和脸。
Knives will scratch the worktop.
小刀会在工作台上留下划痕。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]划痕;擦痕Scratches on someone or something are small shallow cuts.
The seven-year-old was found crying with scratches on his face and neck...
那名 7 岁男孩被发现时正在哭泣,脸部和颈部都有划伤。
I pointed to a number of scratches in the tile floor.
我指向地板砖上的一道道划痕。
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[PHRASE 短语]从零开始;从头做起;白手起家 If you do something from scratch, you do it without making use of anything that has been done before.
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Building a home from scratch can be both exciting and challenging...
建立一个全新的家庭既让人兴奋又富于挑战。
Hong Kong's manufacturing industry did not start from scratch in the post-war period.
战后,香港制造业的兴起并非从零开始。
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[PHRASE 短语]苦苦琢磨;绞尽脑汁 If you say that someone is scratching their head, you mean that they are thinking hard and trying to solve a problem or puzzle.
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The Institute spends a lot of time scratching its head about how to boost American productivity.
该协会花费大量时间苦苦思索如何提高美国的生产力。
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[PHRASE 短语]触及表面;隔靴搔痒;浅尝辄止 If you only scratch the surface of a subject or problem, you find out or do a small amount, but not enough to understand or solve it.
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Officials say they've only scratched the surface of the drug problem...
官员们说他们只是触及了毒品问题的表面。
We had only two weeks to tour Malaysia, which was hardly enough time to scratch the surface.
我们只有两周的时间游览马来西亚,连走马观花都来不及。
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[PHRASE 短语]达到标准;合格;令人满意 If you say that someone or something is not up to scratch, you mean that they are not good enough.
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My mother always made me feel I wasn't coming up to scratch.
母亲总是使我觉得自己不够优秀。
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scratchscratchesscratchedscratchingverb★rub with your nails 用指甲挠1★[transitive , intransitive ]to rub your skin with your nails, usually because it is itching挠,搔(痒处)scratchsth/yourself ◆John yawned and scratched his chin.约翰打个哈欠,挠挠下巴。◆The dog scratched itself behind the ear.狗用爪子挠挠耳后。scratch(at sth) ◆Try not to scratch.尽量别挠。◆She scratched at the insect bites on her arm.她挠了挠胳膊上虫咬的包。cut skin 划破皮肤2★[transitive , intransitive ]to cut or damage your skin slightly with sth sharp 划破,抓破,划伤,抓伤(皮肤)scratch(sb/sth/yourself) ◆I'd scratched my leg and it was bleeding.我把腿抓出了血。◆Does the cat scratch?这只猫抓人吗?scratchsb/sth/yourself on sth ◆She scratched herself on a nail.她被钉子划了一下。damage surface 损坏表面3★[transitive ]scratchsth to damage the surface of sth, especially by accident, by making thin shallow marks on it (尤指意外地)擦破,划损,刮坏◆Be careful not to scratch the furniture.小心别刮坏家具。◆The car's paintwork is badly scratched.车的漆面划损得很厉害。make/remove mark 造成╱去除痕迹4★[transitive ]scratchsth + adv./prep. to make or remove a mark, etc. on sth deliberately, by rubbing it with sth hard or sharp 刮出(或刮去)痕迹;划下(或擦去)痕迹◆They scratched lines in the dirt to mark out a pitch.他们在泥地上划出一个球场。◆We scratched some of the dirt away.我们刮掉了一些脏东西。◆( figurative) You can scratch my name off the list.你可以把我的名字从名单上勾掉。make sound 发出声音5[intransitive ](+ adv./prep.)to make an irritating noise by rubbing sth with sth sharp 刮(或擦、抓)出刺耳声◆His pen scratched away on the paper.他的笔在纸上沙沙地响。a living 生计6[transitive ]~ a livingto make enough money to live on, but with difficulty 勉强维持生活cancel 取消7[transitive , intransitive ]to decide that sth cannot happen or sb/sth cannot take part in sth, before it starts (未开始就)取消;撤销;退出scratchsb/sth ◆to scratch a rocket launch取消火箭发射计划scratchsb/sth (from sth) ◆The horse was scratched from the race because of injury.这匹马因伤被取消了比赛资格。scratch(from sth) ◆She had scratched because of a knee injury.她因膝伤退出了比赛。IDIOMSscratch your ˈhead (over sth)to think hard in order to find an answer to sth 苦苦琢磨;苦思冥想;绞尽脑汁scratch the ˈsurface (of sth)to deal with, understand, or find out about only a small part of a subject or problem 作肤浅的探讨;浅尝辄止;隔靴搔痒ˌyou scratch ˈmy back and ˌI'll scratch ˈyours( saying) used to say that if sb helps you, you will help them, even if this is unfair to others 礼尚往来;私相授受PHRASAL VERBSˌscratch aˈbout/aˈround (for sth)to search for sth, especially with difficulty (尤指艰难地)搜寻,查寻,查找ˌscratch sth↔ˈoutto remove a word, especially a name, from sth written, usually by putting a line through it 画掉,勾掉,删除(名字等)noun★mark/cut 划痕;划伤1★[countable ]a mark, a cut or an injury made by scratching sb's skin or the surface of sth (皮肤或物体表面上的)划痕,划伤◆Her hands were covered in scratches from the brambles.她手上布满了荆棘划的口子。◆a scratch on the paintwork漆面上的一道划痕◆It's only a scratch(= a very slight injury).不过是轻微的划伤。◆He escaped without a scratch(= was not hurt at all).他毫发未损地逃了出去。sound 声音2[singular ]the unpleasant sound of sth sharp or rough being rubbed against a surface 刮(或擦、抓)的刺耳声with your nails 用指甲3[singular ]the act of scratching a part of your body when it itches挠痒;搔痒◆Go on, have a good scratch!来吧,好好挠一挠!IDIOMSfrom ˈscratch1without any previous preparation or knowledge 从头开始;从零开始◆I learned German from scratch in six months.我从零学起,六个月学会了德语。2from the very beginning, not using any of the work done earlier 从头(做起);从零开始◆They decided to dismantle the machine and start again from scratch.他们决定拆掉机器,从头再来。up to ˈscratchas good as sth/sb should be 达到要求;合乎标准SYN
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◆His work simply isn't up to scratch.他的工作根本达不到要求。◆It'll take months to bring the band up to scratch.得几个月工夫才能使乐队像个样子。adjective( BrE) 1put together in a hurry using whatever people or materials are available 仓促拼凑的◆a scratch team一支仓促组建的队伍2(especially in golf尤指高尔夫球)with no handicap无让步的;无让杆的◆a scratch player参加无让杆比赛的球手scratch/skrætʃ; NAmEskrætʃ/
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1rub your skin [intransitive, transitive] to rub your skin with your nails because it feels uncomfortable → itch: John yawned and scratched his leg. Try not to scratch.scratch at He was scratching at the bites on his arm.► see thesaurus at
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2cut somebody’s skin [intransitive, transitive] to cut someone’s skin slightly with your nails or with something sharp: She ran at him and scratched his face. Don’t scratch yourself on the thorns.3make a mark [transitive] to make a small cut or mark on something by pulling something sharp across it: I’m afraid I’ve scratched your car. Some of the prisoners had scratched their names on the walls.4animals [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if an animal scratches, it rubs its feet against something, often making a noise: A few chickens scratched around in the yard.scratch at a dog scratching at the door to be let in5remove something [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove something from a surface by rubbing it with something sharpscratch something off/away etc I scratched away a little of the paint with my fingernail.6remove writing [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to remove a word from a piece of writing by drawing a line through itSYN cross outscratch something from/off something I have scratched his name from the list.7make a noise [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to make a rough sound by moving something sharp across a surface: His pen scratched away on the paper.8scratch the surface to deal with only a very small part of a subject or problemscratch of I think we have only scratched the surface of this problem.9scratch your head informal to think carefully about a difficult question or problem: This crisis has politicians scratching their heads and wondering what to do.10stop something happening [transitive] informal if you scratch an idea or a plan, you decide that you will not do itSYN abandon11remove from race [intransitive, transitive] informal if someone scratches from a race, or if you scratch them from the race, they do not take part in it12you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours spoken used to say that you will help someone if they agree to help you → scrape/scratch a living
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scratch around (also scratch about British English) phrasal verbto try to find or get something which is difficult to find or getscratch around for homeless people scratching around for a place to shelterscratch out phrasal verbto remove a word from a piece of writing by drawing a line through itSYN cross out: Emma’s name had been scratched out.
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1cut [countable] a small cut on someone’s skin: There were deep scratches all over her face. Don’t worry, it’s only a scratch (=not a serious injury). She was unharmed apart from a few cuts and scratches.2mark [countable] a thin mark or cut on the surface of something: There was a big scratch on the car door.3from scratch if you start something from scratch, you begin it without using anything that existed or was prepared before: We had to start again from scratch. He had built the business up from scratch.4up to scratch British English informal good enough for a particular standard: Some of this work isn’t up to scratch.bring/get something up to scratch We spent thousands of pounds getting the house up to scratch.5rub [singular] especially British English when you rub part of your body with your nails because it feels uncomfortable: He stretched and had a scratch. He brushed his hair and gave his scalp a good scratch.6sound [countable] a sound made by something sharp or rough being rubbed on a hard surface: I heard the scratch of an animal’s claws on the door.
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1a scratch team or group of people has been put together in a hurry, using anyone that is available2a scratch player in golf is very good and is not given any advantage in games
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