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| /skrætʃ/ |
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| 1 | C a cut on the surface of your skin （皮肤上的）刮痕，擦痕 |
| Don’ t worry. It’ s just a scratch. 别担心，这只是个抓痕。 |
| | 1a | C a thin mark on a surface 刻痕 | | There were some nasty scratches on the paintwork. 涂好的油漆上面有一些讨厌的划痕。 | |
| | 1b | singular used for emphasizing that someone is not hurt at all or something is not damaged at all 安然无恙 | | Fortunately I walked away from the accident without a scratch. 幸运的是我在事故中竟然安然无恙。 | | a used car that doesn’ t have a scratch on it 没有一丝刮痕的二手车 | |
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| 2 | C usually singular the action of pulling your nails along your skin 抓；搔 |
| have a scratch The dog was having a good scratch against the furniture. 狗正在家具上舒服地蹭痒。 |
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| 3 | C a sound made by moving something sharp or rough against a hard surface 刮擦声 |
| We heard the scratch of a cat’ s claws against a tree. 我们听见猫爪子抓树的嚓嚓声。 |
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| - | from scratch
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| 1 | from a point where nothing has been done , so you have to do everything yourself 从零开始；从起点开始 | It took only three years to write it from scratch. 从头开始写只用了3年时间。 | |
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| 2 | from the beginning again , not using all the work you have done before 从头再来 | We’ ll have to do the whole thing again from scratch. 我们这整件事情得重新开始。 | |
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| - | up to scratch informal
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| good enough |
| 合格；达标；足够好 |
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| The hotels they recommended weren’ t up to scratch. 他们推荐的酒店不太令人满意。 |
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