[N-COUNT 可数名词](长柄的）耙子，钉齿耙 A rake is a garden tool consisting of a row of metal or wooden teeth attached to a long handle. You can use a rake to make the earth smooth and level before you put plants in, or to gather leaves together.
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[VERB 动词]耙松；耙平 If you rake a surface, you move a rake across it in order to make it smooth and level.
[V n]
Rake the soil, press the seed into it, then cover it lightly...
将土耙松，把种子种在土里，然后轻轻地盖上土。
The beach is raked and cleaned daily.
每天都有人把海滩耙平并且清理干净。
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[VERB 动词]用耙子耙（树叶、灰土等） If you rake leaves or ashes, you move them somewhere using a rake or a similar tool.
[V n adv/prep]
[V prep]
I watched the men rake leaves into heaps...
我看着那些人把叶子耙成堆。
She raked out the ashes from the boiler.
她把炉灰从锅炉里面耙了出来。
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[VERB 动词]（用枪或光）扫射，扫过 If someone rakes an area with gunfire or with light, they cover it thoroughly by moving the gun or the light across from one side of the area to another.
[V n with n]
[V prep]
Planes dropped bombs and raked the beach with machine gun fire...
飞机投下炸弹，并用机关枪扫射海滩。
The caravan was raked with bullets...
车队遭到了子弹扫射。
The headlights raked across a painted sign.
车头灯扫过一张标志牌。
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[VERB 动词]（树枝或手指甲）刮擦，抓，划 If branches or someone's finger nails rake your skin, they scrape across it.
[V n]
[V n with n]
[LITERARY 文]
Ragged fingernails raked her skin...
粗糙的指甲划过她的皮肤。
He found the man's cheeks and raked them with his nails.
他摸到了那人的脸颊并用指甲抓过去。
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[VERB 动词]（在一堆东西中）搜索 If you rake through a pile of objects or rubbish, you search through it thoroughly with your hands.
[V through n]
Many can survive only by raking through dustbins.
许多人靠在垃圾箱中寻食才能够活下来。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]放荡的人；浪子；流氓 If you call a man a rake, you mean that he is rather immoral, for example because he gambles, drinks, or has sexual relationships with many women.
[disapproval]
[OLD-FASHIONED 过时]
相关词组：
rake in
rake over
rake up
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rake/reɪk; NAmEreɪk/
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rakerakesrakedrakingnoun _tools_garden_comp.jpg _rake.jpg 1[countable ]a garden tool with a long handle and a row of metal points at the end, used for gathering fallen leaves and making soil smooth 耙子；耙状工具2[countable ]( old-fashioned) a man, especially a rich and fashionable one, who is thought to have low moral standards, for example because he drinks or gambles a lot or has sex with a lot of women 浪荡的男人；花花公子3[singular ]( technical 术语) the amount by which sth, especially the stage in a theatre, slopes 倾斜度（尤指剧院舞台的）verb1[transitive , intransitive ]to pull a rakeover a surface in order to make it level or to remove sth 耙；梳理rake(sth) (+ adv./prep.) ◆The leaves had been raked into a pile.树叶已经用耙子拢成了一堆。◆( figurative) She raked a comb through her hair.她用梳子梳理头发。rakesth + adj. ◆First rake the soil smooth.首先把地耙平。2[transitive ]rakesth (with sth) to point a camera, light, gun, etc. at sb/sth and move it slowly from one side to the other 扫视；掠过；扫射◆They raked the streets with machine-gun fire.他们用机枪在街上扫射。◆Searchlights raked the grounds.探照灯从场地上掠过。3[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to search a place carefully for sth 搜寻；搜索◆She raked around in her bag for her keys.她在包里到处找钥匙。4[transitive , intransitive ]rake(sth) to scratch the surface of sth with a sharp object, especially your nails 擦；刮；搔；抓IDIOMrake sb over the ˈcoals( NAmE) (BrEhaul sb over the ˈcoals)to criticize sb severely because they have done sth wrong 严厉训斥（或斥责）某人PHRASAL VERBSˌrake ˈin sth( informal) to earn a lot of money, especially when it is done easily 赚大钱（尤指轻易地）◆The movie raked in more than $300 million.这部电影轻易赚了 3 亿多元。◆She's been raking it insince she started her new job. 她自从开始新的工作以来，已经赚了很多钱。ˌrake ˈover sth( informal,disapproving) to examine sth that happened in the past in great detail and keep talking about it, when it should be forgotten 重提往日某事◆She had no desire to rake over the past.她不想旧事重提。ˌrake sth↔ˈup( informal,disapproving) to mention sth unpleasant that happened in the past and that other people would like to forget 重翻旧账rake/reɪk; NAmEreɪk/
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rake1 noun
rake2 verb
rakerake1 /reɪk/ noun
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1rake (1) [countable] a gardening tool with a row of metal teeth at the end of a long handle, used for making soil level, gathering up dead leaves etc: a garden rake2[countable] old-fashioned a man who has many sexual relationships, drinks too much alcohol etc3[singular] the angle of a slope: the rake of the stage
rake1 noun
rake2 verb
rakerake2 verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] to move a rake across a surface in order to make the soil level, gather dead leaves etcrake something over/up She raked the soil over to loosen the weeds.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to search a place very carefully for somethingrake through/around I’ve been raking through my drawers looking for those tickets.3[transitive] to point something such as a gun, camera, or strong light, and keep moving it across an areaSYN sweep: The searchlight raked the open ground around the prison.rake something with something They raked the room with gunfire.4[transitive] to push a stick backwards and forwards in a fire in order to remove ashes5rake over the past/old coals to keep talking about something that happened in the past that people would prefer you not to mention6rake your fingers (through something) to pull your fingers through something or across a surface: Ken raked his fingers through his hair.rake in phrasal verb informalto earn a lot of money without trying very hard: Lou’s been raking in the dollars since he opened his business. If someone opened a burger bar, they’d really rake it in.rake up phrasal verb informal1to talk about something from the past that people would prefer you not to mentionSYN dredge up: It upsets Dad when that story is raked up again.2 (also rake something ↔ together) to collect things or people together for a purpose, but with difficulty: They could only rake up $300.