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rake¹ /reɪk/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (长柄)耙，搂耙，草耙；钉齿耙；(马或拖拉机牵引的)耙机，搂草机
2. 耙状物，齿叉形器械；(赌台上用的)钱耙；(火炉用的)火钩
an oyster rake 牡蛎耙
3. 耙；耙集，搂草；耙平，耙松
4. 骨瘦如柴的人；瘦骨嶙峋的马
5. 〈俚〉〈谑〉梳子
II ❶ vt.
1. (用耙)耙(集)；在(花坛、草坪等)平面上用耙清扫；耙平，耙松
rake the dead leaves into a pile 把枯叶耙拢成堆
He raked the coffee beans he was drying on the concrete floor. 他把晒在水泥地上的咖啡豆耙拢。
Rake the yard. 用耙子清扫一下院子。
rake the refuse clean 把垃圾耙干净
rake the sand smooth 把沙耙平
2. 大量搜集；费力搜拢，匆匆搜罗 (together)
She wasn't able to rake much currency together at such short notice. 她没法在接到通知这么短的时间里凑齐大笔现款。
3. 搔，抓；刮，削刮(墙面灰泥)；擦过，削过
Her finger nails raked my face. 她的手指甲刮了我的脸。
The ship raked the side of the quay. 船身擦过码头边沿。
4. (如用耙子耙似地)搜遍，在…中彻底翻检
Mounties raked the district for a trace of the missing men. (加拿大)皇家骑警在这一地区仔细搜寻失踪士兵的踪迹。
5. 草草验看；扫视
rake the ads for a used computer 浏览广告看有无旧电脑出售
His gaze raked the class, killing the sound in each face. 他的目光扫视着全班，学生们一个个都不敢作声了。
rake the leaden sky with one's binoculars 用双筒望远镜扫视铅灰色的天空
6. 扫射；以…扫射
The ship was raked fore and aft by enemy's fire. 这艘船遭到敌人炮火的纵向扫射。
Police bullets raked the getaway car. 警察开火，弹雨朝着逃跑的汽车扫过去。
Enemy searchlights raked the sea. 敌方的探照灯横扫海面。
The cars raked their headlights across his back. 过往汽车的前灯扫过他的背部。
7. (窗子等)俯瞰
8. 以灰封(火)；出(炉灰等)
9. 严厉斥责，呵叱
10. 〈俚〉从信箱偷取
❷ vi.
1. (用耙)耙
2. (如用耙子耙似地)搜索，搜寻；翻检，核查 (about,around,among,into)
I'll rake about among my papers and see if I can find it. 我要把所有的文件单据都好好翻一遍，看看能不能找到这东西。
He spent the afternoon raking around in the attic for some old family photographs. 他在顶楼翻了一下午，找几张旧时家庭照。
3. 刮过；擦过，削过 (across,against,along,through)
The sea rakes against the shore. 海浪冲刷海岸。
rake through a crowd 硬挤着穿过人群
4. 〈俚〉偷信箱里的东西
[< OE raca; 与 ON raka, OHG rehho, Goth rikan to heap up, L rogus funeral pile 有关] phr. as thin (或 lean) as a rake 瘦得像柴耙，骨瘦如柴 rake and scrape 〈美俚〉一味敛财，攫取不止 rake in 1. 迅速大量地耙拢；大量搜集 rake friends in to supper 不由分说把三朋四友拖来一块儿吃晚饭 2. 〈口〉大量敛集 (钱财)rake in large amounts of money 捞进大笔大笔的钱 3. 在…中搜寻；在…中翻检 rake in old records 核查旧记录 rake it in 〈口〉赚大笔的钱 rake off1. 用耙 (从…)耙掉 rake off the leaves 耙掉落叶 Rake the leaves off the grass. 从草地上把落叶耙掉。2. 〈口〉(作为非法交易等的佣金)收受，提取 rake out 1. 耙掉 The hot ashes were raked out of the stove. 热灰被从炉内耙掉。2. 经搜寻 (或翻检)找到 He raked out of the box an old family Bible. 他在箱子里翻出一本旧的家用《圣经》。3. 以灰封 (炉、炉火)；出 (炉灰) 4. 嵌填墙缝前刮去 (剥落的灰泥)；削刮 (未干的灰泥)使墙面平整 rake over 1. 用耙耙遍；耙平，耙匀 rake over a bed 耙苗圃 Rake the earth over those patches which are uneven. 那几处的土不平，去耙耙匀。2. (如用耙子耙似地)搜索，搜寻；翻检，核查 Mr. Ford's campaign finances were raked over to the Senate's satisfaction. 福特先生的竞选账目经反复核查，参院表示满意。3. 〈口〉翻来覆去议及，一再提到；翻出 (旧事、丑事等)重提 The questions were raked over in a thick report. 厚厚的报告中一再提到了这些问题。rake over the past 翻老账 They like raking over old scandals. 他们喜欢翻出陈年丑闻谈个没完。rake over the coals 见 coal
rake over the (或 old) ashes 见 ash¹
rake up 1. 耙集；集拢
rake up the rubbish into a heap 把垃圾耙成一堆
rake up a few hands to help with work 凑集一些人手帮助工作
2. 耙开；扒开
The dog raked up a buried bone from the rose bed. 狗在玫瑰花坛的土下扒出一根骨头。
3. 〈口〉翻出(旧事等)重提，揭(疮疤)
rake up old grievances 重提宿怨
What is the point in raking up all that muck about his criminal record? 旧事重提揭他过去的案底有什么必要? |