scrape
- IPA[skreɪp]
英式
- drag 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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動詞
- 1. drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter remove the green tops from the carrots and scrape them we scraped the dishes clean 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 long-bladed 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 teeth scrape against the plaster she reversed in a reckless sweep, scraping the Range Rover 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 it scraping along the ground 同義詞
- ▪ humorous play a violin tunelessly Olivia was scraping away at her violin
- ▪ draw one's hair tightly back off the forehead her hair was scraped back into a bun
- ▪ British spread (butter or margarine) thinly over bread she became involved with scraping butter on to a piece of toast
- 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 Bowden scraped in with 180 votes at the last election he scraped through the entrance exam
- ▪ just manage to achieve; accomplish with great effort or difficulty Scotland scraped a lucky home draw with Portugal 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
- ▪ British a thinly applied layer of butter or margarine on bread when making sandwiches, use only the thinnest scrape of fat
- ▪ archaic an obsequious bow in which one foot is drawn backwards 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 behaviour he'd been in worse scrapes than this before now 同義詞
- be reduced to using things or people of the poorest quality because there is nothing else available
Oxford Dictionary
- be extremely thrifty; scrimp and save
Oxford Dictionary
- contrive to get to know
Oxford Dictionary
- behave in an obsequious way to someone in authority
Oxford Dictionary
- contrive to get to know
Oxford American Dictionary
- behave in an obsequious way to someone in authority
Oxford American Dictionary
- be reduced to using things or people of the poorest quality because there is nothing else available
Oxford American Dictionary
- be reduced to using things or people of the poorest quality because there is nothing else available
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[skrāp]
美式
- push or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or ... we scraped the dishes clean rinse off the carrots and scrape them
- an act or sound of scraping: he heard the scrape of his mother's key in the lock
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