Word · Frequency #25274
scrabbling
刮擦声；抓挠的动作
A sound or motion that scrabbles.
- 1.
A sound or motion that scrabbles.
刮擦的声音或动作。
刮擦的声音或动作。
In use
I heard a scrabbling under the floorboards.
The scrabbling of tiny claws kept me awake.
There was a sudden scrabbling at the window.
the scrabbling of + noun
the scrabbling of 后接发出声音的主体，常指动物或机械的细小刮擦声。
The scrabbling of tiny claws came from under the porch.
门廊下传来细小爪子扒抓的窸窣声。
hear + scrabbling + prep. phrase
hear 后直接接 scrabbling，不加冠词，表示听见一阵刮擦声。
We heard scrabbling behind the wall.
我们听见墙后有窸窣声。
a scrabbling + prep. phrase
a scrabbling 强调某一次具体的刮擦声或扒找动作。
There was a scrabbling at the door.
门口有一阵扒抓声。
Connections
Collocations
- scrabbling sound
- 刮擦声
- I heard a scrabbling sound from behind the wall.我听到墙后有刮擦声。
- scrabbling of claws
- 爪子抓挠的声音
- The scrabbling of claws on the floor woke me up.地板上爪子抓挠的声音把我吵醒了。
- frantic scrabbling
- 疯狂的抓挠声
- There was frantic scrabbling at the window.窗户上有疯狂的抓挠声。
- faint scrabbling
- 微弱的刮擦声
- A faint scrabbling came from inside the box.盒子里传来微弱的刮擦声。
- scrabbling at the door
- 在门上的抓挠声
- The dog's scrabbling at the door meant it wanted to go out.狗在门上抓挠，表示想出去。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象老鼠在墙内急促抓挠，发出'scrabbling'的刮擦声——'scr'开头与'scratch'（抓）相似，容易记住。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：描述动物抓挠的声音、描写慌乱抓握或翻找的动作 该词多用于非正式或文学性描述，指短促凌乱的刮擦声或动作，正式写作中较少见。
Grammar Note
名词化自动词 scrabble，注意勿与 Scrabble® 拼字游戏混淆。
Pronunciation & Spelling
babbling、dabbling、gabbling 与 scrabbling 的元音和随后音节相同，形成真正的押韵（/æbəlɪŋ/）。拼写相近的 scribbling（/ɪ/）、scrambling（带 /m/）、wobbling（/ɒ/）发音不同，注意区分。
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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