Word · Frequency #7059
grazes
/greiz/
noun
擦伤；擦痕
grazes is the plural of graze.
a slight injury or mark on the skin caused by something rubbing against it
- 1.
The act of grazing; a scratching or injuring lightly on passing.
擦伤或轻微伤害的行为
- 2.
A light abrasion; a slight scratch.
轻微擦伤；轻微划痕
- 3.
The act of animals feeding from pasture.
动物从牧场进食的行为
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
In use
He got a graze on his knee when he fell off his bike.
The doctor cleaned the graze on her arm and applied a bandage.
She noticed a small graze on the car's bumper after the accident.
Connections
Collocations
- graze on grass
- 在草地上吃草
- The cows graze on grass in the field.牛在田野里吃草。
- graze cattle
- 放牧牛群
- Farmers graze cattle on the hillside.农民在山坡上放牧牛群。
- superficial graze
- 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。
- receive a graze
- 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。
- slight graze
- 轻微擦伤
- The doctor said it was just a slight graze.医生说那只是轻微擦伤。
- graze one's knee
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象牛在草地上吃草（graze），草叶轻擦（graze）皮肤留下擦伤，两个意思都来自同一动作。
Context & Register
注意：作为名词时，graze 通常指轻微的擦伤，多用于日常对话或非正式场合，指皮肤表面被刮伤而留下的痕迹。而“放牧”作为名词义项较少见，多用于动词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'graze' (stressed /eɪ/ followed by /z/) and share the common spelling pattern '-aze'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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