scraping /ˈskreɪpɪŋ/ noun plural scrapings
plural scrapings
Learner's definition of SCRAPING
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: an object or substance that has been removed from a surface by rubbing an object or tool against it : something that is scraped off of a surface削片；刮下的碎屑 —
usually plural通常用复数 -
The carpenter brushed the scrapings aside as she worked.女木匠一边工作一边把碎屑拂到一旁。
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DNA tests on fingernail scrapings from the victim's hands [=on material scraped from the underside of the victim's fingernails] were inconclusive.对受害者手指甲中残留物进行的DNA鉴定并不具有说服力。