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scrape

UK //skreɪp//US //skreɪp//

词源

源自古英语 'scrapian',意为'刮,擦',与古挪威语 'skrapa' 和荷兰语 'schrapen' 同源。

verb

❶ 用硬物摩擦表面,通常指刮掉或擦掉某物。可以指去除污渍、油漆或皮肤上的东西。

“She scraped the mud off her shoes with a stick.”

(她用一根棍子刮掉了鞋子上的泥。)

“He scraped his knee when he fell off the bike.”

(他从自行车上摔下来时擦伤了膝盖。)

❶ 勉强完成某事,通常指在困难或资源有限的情况下。

“They scraped together enough money to buy a used car.”

(他们勉强凑够了钱买一辆二手车。)

“The team scraped a win in the last minute of the game.”

(球队在比赛的最后一分钟勉强获胜。)

同义词:scratch, rub, abrade, grind, claw

noun

❶ 刮擦的动作或声音,或由此产生的痕迹或损伤。

“There was a loud scrape as the chair moved across the floor.”

(椅子在地板上移动时发出刺耳的刮擦声。)

“The car had a nasty scrape along one side.”

(汽车的一侧有一道难看的刮痕。)

❶ 困难或尴尬的处境,通常指勉强应付的情况。

“Getting that job got him out of a financial scrape.”

(得到那份工作让他摆脱了经济困境。)

“He's always getting into scrapes because of his reckless behavior.”

(他因为鲁莽的行为总是陷入困境。)

同义词:scratch, graze, abrasion, difficulty, predicament

常见短语

scrape through — 勉强通过或完成某事,通常指考试或困难的情况。

“He barely studied but somehow scraped through the test.”

(他几乎没学习,但不知怎么勉强通过了考试。)

scrape together — 艰难地凑集或积攒某物,通常指钱或资源。

“We scraped together enough change to buy a coffee.”

(我们凑够了零钱买一杯咖啡。)

bow and scrape — 过分恭敬或谄媚的行为,通常带有贬义。

“I hate how he bows and scrapes to the boss all the time.”

(我讨厌他总是对老板卑躬屈膝。)