1 VERB 给…搔痒;给…挠痒 If you scratch yourself, you rub your fingernails against your skin because it is itching. 给…搔痒;给…挠痒
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He scratched himself under his arm. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]
他在胳膊下面挠了挠。
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The old man lifted his cardigan to scratch his side. [VERB noun]
老人撩起开襟毛衣挠了挠身体的一侧。
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I had to wear long sleeves to stop myself scratching. [VERB]
我只好穿上长袖衣服以免自己挠痒。
SYN rub, scrape, claw at
2 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. 划伤;划出痕迹
SYN mark, cut, score, damage
3 N-COUNT 划痕;擦痕 Scratches on someone or something are small shallow cuts. 划痕;擦痕
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The seven-year-old was found crying with scratches on his face and neck. [+ on/to]
那名 7 岁男孩被发现时正在哭泣,脸部和颈部都有划伤。
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I pointed to a number of scratches in the tile floor.
我指向地板砖上的一道道划痕。
SYN mark, scrape, graze, blemish
4 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. 从零开始;从头做起;白手起家
5 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. 苦苦琢磨;绞尽脑汁
6 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. 触及表面;隔靴搔痒;浅尝辄止
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Officials say they've only scratched the surface of the drug problem. [+ of]
官员们说他们只是触及了毒品问题的表面。
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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。
7 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. 达到标准;合格;令人满意
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