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