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scrape
- IPA[skrāp]
美式
- push or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter；use a sharp or hard implement to remove (dirt or unwanted matter) from something
- an act or sound of scraping；an injury or mark caused by scraping
verb: scrape, 3rd person present: scrapes, gerund or present participle: scraping, past tense: scraped, past participle: scraped
noun: scrape, plural noun: scrapes
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- 片語
動詞
- 1. push or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter we scraped the dishes clean rinse off the carrots and scrape them 同義詞
- ▪ use a sharp or hard implement to remove (dirt or unwanted matter) from something she scraped the mud off her shoes 同義詞
- ▪ apply (a hard or sharp implement) to a surface so as to remove dirt or other matter he scraped the razor across the stubble on his cheek 同義詞
- ▪ make (a hollow) by scraping away soil or rock he found a ditch, scraped a hole, and put the bag in it 同義詞
- 2. rub or cause to rub by accident against a rough or hard surface, causing damage or injury he smashed into the wall and felt his knee scrape against the plaster she reversed in a reckless sweep, scraping the left front fender 同義詞
- ▪ draw or move (something) along or over something else, making a harsh noise she scraped back her chair and stood up
- ▪ move with or make a harsh scraping sound she lifted the gate to prevent its scraping along the ground 同義詞
- ▪ humorous play a violin or similar stringed instrument tunelessly Katie was scraping away at her cello
- ▪ draw one's hair tightly back off the forehead her hair was scraped back into a ponytail
- 3. narrowly pass by or through something there was only just room to scrape through between the tree and the edge of the stream
- ▪ barely manage to succeed in a particular undertaking he scraped through the entrance exam Clinton scraped into office in 1992
- ▪ just manage to achieve; accomplish with great effort or difficulty for some years he scraped a living as a tutor
- ▪ collect or accumulate something with difficulty they could hardly scrape up enough money for one ticket, let alone two
- ▪ try to save as much money as possible; economize they had scrimped and scraped and saved for years
- ▪ manage to live with difficulty she has to scrape by on Social Security
- 4. copy (data) from a website using a computer program all search engines scrape content from sites without permission and display it on their own sites
名詞
- 1. an act or sound of scraping he heard the scrape of his mother's key in the lock 同義詞
- ▪ an injury or mark caused by scraping there was a long, shallow scrape on his shin 同義詞
- ▪ a place where soil has been scraped away, especially a shallow hollow formed in the ground by a bird during a courtship display or for nesting ringed plovers incubate eggs in shallow scrapes
- ▪ archaic an obsequious bow in which one foot is drawn backward along the ground.
- 2. informal a procedure of dilatation of the cervix and curettage of the uterus.
- 3. informal an embarrassing or difficult predicament caused by one's own unwise behavior he'd been in worse scrapes than this before now 同義詞
