1 [I,T] scratch (at sth) to rub your skin with your nails, especially because it is irritating you (itching) 抓;搔;搔痒:
Don't scratch at your insect bites or they'll get worse.给虫子咬了别去搔,不然越搔越糟糕。Could you scratch my back for me?你可以给我搔搔背吗?She sat and scratched her head as she thought about the problem.她坐着一边搔头,一边想问题。
2 [I,T] to make a mark on a surface or a slight cut on a person's skin with sth sharp 抓破;划破;抓伤;划伤:
The cat will scratch if you annoy it.如果你惹恼这只猫,它会抓你的。The table was badly scratched.桌子被严重划花了。
3 [I] to make a sound by rubbing a surface with sth sharp 用尖物刮擦表面而发出声音:
The dog was scratching at the door to go outside.那狗在抓门,想要出去。
4 [T] to use sth sharp to make or remove a mark 用尖物刻上或刮掉痕迹:
He scratched his name on the top of his desk.他把名字刻在桌面上。I tried to scratch the paint off the table.我试图刮去桌上的油漆。
*scratch²
/skrætʃ ||; skrætʃ/noun
1 [C] a cut, mark or sound that was made by sb/sth sharp rubbing a surface 抓痕;划痕;刮擦声:
There's a scratch on the car door.车门上有刮痕。☞picture at blob 见blob插图
2 [sing] an act of scratching part of the body because it is irritating you (itching) 抓;搔痒:
The dog had a good scratch.那只狗痛痛快快地搔痒。
from scratch from the very beginning 从头做起;从零开始:
I'm learning Spanish from scratch.我正在学习西班牙语,从最基本的开始。(be/come) up to scratch(informal 非正式) (to be/become) good enough 达到标准;令人满意
scratch1/skrætʃ; skrætʃ/v [I,T] 1 to rub your skin with your nails to stop it feeling uncomfortable 挠﹐搔: Try not to scratch those mosquito bites. 尽量不要去抓蚊子叮咬的地方。see picture on page 见 A10 页图2 to make a long thin cut on someone's skin with your nails, or a mark on something with a sharp object 抓伤﹐抓破﹔刮破: She bit him and scratched his face. 她咬了他还抓破了他的脸。I’m afraid I’ve scratched your car. 不好意思﹐我把你的汽车给刮坏了。3 if an animal scratches, it rubs its foot against something, making a noise〔用爪子〕抓﹐刨: +at My dog scratches at the door when it wants to come in. 我的狗想进屋的时候就在门上乱抓。4 to remove something from a surface using something sharp 刮掉: scratch sth off/away etc I managed to scratch off the paint. 我终于把油漆刮掉了。5 scratch the surface to deal with only a very small part of a problem 仅触及问题的表面: Our aid can only scratch the surface of the problem. 我们的援助只能解决表面问题。
scratch2n 1 [C] a long thin cut or mark on something 抓痕﹐划痕: Her face was covered in scratches. 她脸上满是划痕。 2 from scratch if you do something from scratch, you start it from the beginning, sometimes for the second time 从头做起﹐从零开始: I deleted the file by mistake and had to start again from scratch. 我误删了文件﹐只好从头再开始。3 up to scratchBrE informal good enough【英,非正式】够得上标准﹐达到应有水平: Some of your work isn’t up to scratch. 你做的工作其中有些达不到标准。4 [singular 单数] especially BrE when you rub your skin with your nails【尤英】抓﹐挠: Can you give my back a scratch ? 你帮我抓抓背好吗?
scratchscratchscratches2noun (pluralscratches)a cut or mark that a sharp thing makes: Her hands were covered in scratches from the cat.from scratchfrom the beginning: I threw away the letter I was writing and started again from scratch.scratchscratchscratchesscratchedscratching1verb (scratches, scratching, scratched)1to move your nails across your skin: She scratched her head.2to cut or make a mark on something with a sharp thing: The cat scratched me!