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scratch/skrætʃ/ v., n. & adj.●v. 1 tr. score or mark the surface of with a sharp or pointed object (用尖物或利刃)刻,划(物体的表面) 2 tr.a make a long narrow superficial wound in (the skin) 划伤,抓破(皮肤) b cause (a person or part of the body) to be scratched (使人或身体部位)划伤,划破 scratched himself on the table 让桌面把自己划伤了 3 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) scrape without marking, esp. with the hand to relieve itching (尤指用手)搔痒 stood there scratching 站在那里搔痒 4 tr. make or form by scratching 扒成;抓成 5 tr. scribble; write hurriedly or awkwardly 潦草书写 scratched a quick reply 匆忙潦草地写了一封回复; scratched a large A 潦草地涂写出一个大 A 字 6 tr. (foll. by 后跟 together, up, etc.) obtain (a thing) by scratching or with difficulty (艰难地)凑集;凑拢 7 tr. (foll. by 后跟 out, off, through) cancel or strike (out) with a pencil etc. (用铅笔等)删去;删掉;划掉 8 tr. (also absol. [亦含宾]) withdraw (a competitor, candidate, etc.) from a race or competition (在比赛或竞赛中)划掉,删除(竞争者或候选人等) 9 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 about, around, etc.)a scratch the ground etc. in search 在地上扒寻 b look around haphazardly 无目标地搜寻 they were scratching about for evidence 他们到处寻找证据 ●n. 1 a mark or wound made by scratching 抓伤;划伤 2 a sound of scratching 刮擦声 3 a spell of scratching oneself 搔痒 had a scratch 抓痒 4 colloq. a superficial wound [口]擦伤 5a a line from which competitors in a race (esp. those not receiving a handicap) start (尤指没有接受让步待遇的竞赛者的)起跑线 b Golf a handicap of zero 【高尔夫球】零分让步 6 (in pl. 用复数) a disease of horses in which the pastern appears scratched 马脚葡萄疮 7 slang money [俚语]金钱 8 a technique, used esp. in rap music, of stopping a record by hand and moving it back and forth to make a scratching sound (尤指用在说唱音乐中的)刮擦声(由唱针与唱片摩擦而成) ●attrib. adj. 1 collected by chance 凑集而成的 2 collected or made from whatever is available; heterogeneous 拼凑而成的 a scratch crew 临时凑成的人员 3 with no handicap given 公平的;不让步的 a scratch race 公平赛跑 □ from scratch 1 from the beginning 从零开始 2 without help or advantage 无帮助;无优势 □ scratch along make a living etc. with difficulty 艰难度日 □ scratch one's head be perplexed 感到迷惑;困惑不解 □ scratch my back and I will scratch yours 1 do me a favour and I will return it 你帮我,我就帮你 2 used in reference to mutual aid or flattery 你捧我,我就捧你 □ scratch the surface 1 gain a superficial insight (into a problem, matter, etc.) 触及(问题、困难等的)表面 2 investigate further 进一步调查 scratch the surface and you'll find corruption 进一步调查你就会发现腐败现象 □ up to scratch up to the required standard 达到要求的标准 □ scratcher n.[Middle English, probably from synonymous Middle English scrat and cratch, both of uncertain origin: cf. Middle Low German kratsen, Old High German krazzōn] |