Word · Frequency #20732
chafe
/tʃeif/
noun
擦伤；磨损
Injury or wear caused by friction.
- 1.
Heat excited by friction.
摩擦产生的热。
- 2.
Injury or wear caused by friction.
摩擦造成的损伤或磨损。
摩擦热；摩擦产生的热。；摩擦造成的损伤或磨损。；擦伤；气恼
In use
After the long hike, I had a painful chafe on my heel.
The constant rubbing caused a chafe on the horse's back.
He applied ointment to reduce the chafe from his new shoes.
Connections
Collocations
- anti-chafe cream
- 防擦伤霜
- She bought anti-chafe cream for the marathon.她为马拉松买了防擦伤霜。
- chafe marks
- 擦伤痕迹
- The tight collar left chafe marks on his neck.紧领子在他脖子上留下了擦伤痕迹。
- prevent chafe
- 防止擦伤
- Wear proper socks to prevent chafe during long walks.长途步行时穿合适的袜子以防止擦伤。
- cause chafe
- 引起擦伤
- Tight shoes can cause chafe on your feet.鞋子太紧会引起脚部擦伤。
- reduce chafe
- 减少擦伤
- Applying petroleum jelly can reduce chafe.涂抹凡士林可以减少擦伤。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
chafe 与 safe 同韵，但摩擦处可不安‘safe’：会发热、擦伤。想象皮肤被磨得又热又痛，记住 ch+afe。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：technical or written description、medical description of friction injury 该名词用法通常比较正式，多出现在书面或技术性描述中；表示摩擦造成的损伤或磨损时，也常见于医疗相关语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
chafe /tʃeif/ 与 safe /seɪf/、waif /weɪf/、strafe /streɪf/（美式）押韵，词尾均为 /eɪf/。注意：chaff /tʃæf/ 和 cafe /kæˈfeɪ/ 拼写近似，但发音不同，不要与 chafe 混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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