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Scratch 例:The Phrase Scratching Scratched Small Verb Skin

单词 scratching
音标
英[sk'rætʃɪŋ] 美[sk'rætʃɪŋ]
解释
刮痕;
例句

VERB
给…搔痒;给…挠痒
If you scratch yourself, you rub your fingernails against your skin because it is itching.
例:He scratched himself under his arm...他在胳膊下面挠了挠。
例: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。

VERB
划伤;划出痕迹
If a sharp object scratches someone or something, it makes small shallow cuts on their skin or surface.
例: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。
例:Knives will scratch the worktop.小刀会在工作台上留下划痕。

N-COUNT
划痕;擦痕
Scratches on someone or something are small shallow cuts.
例: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。
例:I pointed to a number of scratches in the tile floor.我指向地板砖上的一道道划痕。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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。
例: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。

PHRASE
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.
例: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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