Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5023
scratch
挠;搔;抓(痒)
To rub a part of your body with your nails, claws, etc., especially to stop an itch.
- 1.
To rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc.
用尖锐物体摩擦表面,尤指生物用指甲、爪子等挠痒。
- 2.
To rub the skin with rough material causing a sensation of irritation; to cause itching.
用粗糙的材料摩擦皮肤引起刺激感;导致瘙痒。
- 3.
To mark a surface with a sharp object, thereby leaving a scratch (noun).
用尖锐物体在表面留下划痕。
- 4.
To get such scratches.
获得这样的划痕。
- 5.
To cross out, strike out, strike through some text on a page.
在页面上划掉、删除某些文字。
- 6.
To produce a distinctive sound on a turntable by moving a vinyl record back and forth while manipulating the crossfader (see also scratching).
通过来回移动黑胶唱片并操控交叉推子在唱盘上产生独特声音。
- 7.
To commit a foul in pool, as where the cue ball is put into a pocket or jumps off the table.
在台球中犯规,如母球进袋或跳出台面。
- 8.
To write or draw hastily or awkwardly; scrawl.
匆忙或笨拙地写或画;潦草书写。
- 9.
To dig or excavate with the claws.
用爪子挖掘。
- 10.
To dig or scrape (a person's skin) with claws or fingernails in self-defense or with the intention to injure.
用爪子或指甲挖或刮(某人的皮肤)以自卫或故意伤害。
- 11.
To announce one's non-participation in a race or sports event part of a larger sports meeting that one was previously signed up for, usually in lieu of another event at the same meeting.
宣布退出先前报名参加的体育赛事,通常是为了参加同一赛会的另一项目。
划花;划出痕迹;抓伤;挠伤;划掉;删去;勾掉;退赛;退出(比赛);潦草地写;乱涂
In use
The cat is scratching the door.
He scratched his arm where the mosquito bit him.
We had to scratch the whole plan.
Verb forms
base scratch · third person scratches · -ing scratching · past scratched · past participle scratched
Connections
Collocations
- scratch an itch
- 挠痒
- He scratched the itch on his arm.他挠了挠胳膊上发痒的地方。
- scratch out
- 划掉
- Please scratch out the wrong word and write the correct one.请划掉错误的单词并写下正确的。
- scratch a record
- 刮唱片
- The DJ scratched a record live on stage.DJ 在舞台上现场刮唱片。
- scratch at the door
- 抓门
- The cat scratched at the door until I let her in.猫一直抓门,直到我放它进来。
- scratch your car
- 划花汽车
- Be careful not to scratch your car when parking in that narrow garage.在那个狭窄的车库里停车时,小心别划花你的车。
- scratch someone's face
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记 scratch:词里有 rat(老鼠),猫抓老鼠,挠出划痕——挠、划、抓伤都靠它。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、一般书面叙述、描述皮肤发痒或动物挠痒 作动词表示‘挠痒’或用爪抓时,通常用于日常口语和一般书面语,语气自然中性。若指在表面划出痕迹,也多见于日常描述。正式学术文体中较少直接使用该词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with scratch, sharing the stressed vowel and following sounds /ætʃ/. Note that spellings like 'stretch' (/stretʃ/) or 'screech' (/skriːtʃ/) look similar but do not rhyme with scratch.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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。
Learn the forms together
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