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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] 挠

    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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