a graze on sth
graze 作名词指轻微的擦伤，常与 on 连用说明受伤部位；是可数名词，复数形式为 grazes。
She came home with a graze on her knee.
她回家时膝盖上有一处擦伤。
轻擦；擦碰；吃草；放牧；擦伤或轻微伤害的行为；轻微擦伤；轻微划痕；动物从牧场进食的行为
a slight injury or mark on the skin caused by something rubbing against it
擦伤或轻微伤害的行为
The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
轻微擦伤；轻微划痕
A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
动物从牧场进食的行为
The act of animals feeding from pasture.
He got a graze on his knee when he fell off his bike.
他从自行车上摔下来时膝盖擦伤了。
用法提示：名词graze表示“擦伤”，指皮肤表面的轻微损伤。
The doctor cleaned the graze on her arm and applied a bandage.
医生清理了她手臂上的擦伤并贴上了创可贴。
用法提示：名词graze指“擦伤”，轻擦导致的伤口。
She noticed a small graze on the car's bumper after the accident.
事故后她注意到汽车保险杠上有一小块擦痕。
用法提示：名词graze表示“擦痕”，物体表面因摩擦而留下的轻微痕迹。
graze 作名词指轻微的擦伤，常与 on 连用说明受伤部位；是可数名词，复数形式为 grazes。
She came home with a graze on her knee.
她回家时膝盖上有一处擦伤。
表示受到擦伤时常用 get 或 have a graze；伤势很轻，比 cut、wound 都要轻。
He got a graze from the fall but nothing worse.
他摔了一跤，擦伤了一点，但没有更严重的伤。
此用法强调物体轻擦而过及其留下的痕迹，多见于书面描写。
The graze of a bullet left a thin line on the wall.
子弹轻轻擦过，在墙上留下一道细痕。
grammar · medium
易错句子After the bike accident, she had several graze on her arms.
正确表达After the bike accident, she had several grazes on her arms.
graze 作名词表示“轻微擦伤”时是可数名词，可以一件件地数。中文名词没有复数形式，学习者容易漏掉复数词尾 -s；前面有 several、many、two 等表复数的词时，必须用复数形式 grazes。
grammar · medium
易错句子The sheep were eating graze in the field all morning.
正确表达The sheep were eating grass in the field all morning.
graze 作名词指“动物吃草这一行为”，不能指“草”这种植物本身；要表示牛羊吃的草，应该用 grass。中文里“吃草”是一个整体说法，容易让学习者把 graze 直接当成“草”来使用，所以这里要改成 grass。
grammar · medium
易错句子He got a small graze in his knee when he fell.
正确表达He got a small graze on his knee when he fell.
表示身体某部位表面的擦伤时，英语习惯用介词 on（a graze on the knee）。中文说“膝盖上的擦伤”，学习者容易按“在……里”的思路误用 in；这里指皮肤表面的擦伤，应用 on。
在草地上吃草
The cows graze on grass in the field.
牛在田野里吃草。
放牧牛群
Farmers graze cattle on the hillside.
农民在山坡上放牧牛群。
浅表擦伤
He had only a superficial graze on his arm.
他手臂上只有一处浅表擦伤。
受到擦伤
She received a graze on her knee during the game.
她在比赛中膝盖受到了擦伤。
轻微擦伤
The doctor said it was just a slight graze.
医生说那只是轻微擦伤。
触及皮毛，浅尝辄止
The report only grazes the surface of the issue.
这份报告只是触及了问题的皮毛。
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擦伤膝盖
He grazed his knee when he fell off his bike.
他从自行车上摔下来时擦伤了膝盖。