新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

scratch

英  [skrætʃ]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • scratches

    1[C 可数名词] 划伤

    Scratches on someone or something are small shallow cuts.

    双语例句

    例:

    The seven-year-old was found crying with scratches on his face and neck.

    那个7岁的孩子被找到时正在哭,脸上和颈上都有划伤。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • scratch one's head

    1绞尽脑汁思考

    If you say that someone is scratching their head, you mean that they are thinking hard and trying to solve a problem or puzzle.

    双语例句

    例:

    The Institute spends a lot of time scratching its head about how to boost American productivity.

    这家研究所花大量时间绞尽脑汁思考怎样提高美国的生产力。

  • from scratch

    1从零开始

    If you do something from scratch, you do it without making use of anything that has been done before.

    双语例句

    例:

    Building a home from scratch can be both exciting and challenging.

    组建一个新的家庭既激动人心又富于挑战。

    VERB. 动词
  • scratches , scratching , scratched

    1[T 及物动词]

    If you scratch yourself, you rub your fingernails against your skin because it is itching.

    双语例句

    例:

    He scratched himself under his arm.

    他在自己腋下挠了挠。

    例:

    The old man lifted his cardigan to scratch his side.

    老人撩起开襟毛衣挠了挠身子侧面。

    2[T 及物动词] 划破

    If a sharp object scratches someone or something, it makes small shallow cuts on their skin or surface.

    双语例句

    例:

    The branches tore at my jacket and scratched my hands and face.

    树枝刮破了我的夹克,划伤了我的手和脸。

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