Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #5023
scratch
划痕;擦伤
A mark or small wound made by scratching a surface
- 1.
A disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching.
通过抓挠在表面上造成的破坏、痕迹或浅划痕。
- 2.
An act of scratching the skin to alleviate an itch or irritation.
抓挠皮肤以缓解瘙痒或刺激的行为。
- 3.
A starting line (originally and simply, a line scratched in the ground), as in boxing.
起跑线(最初是简单地在地上划的线),如拳击中。
- 4.
A technical error of touching or surpassing the starting mark prior to the official start signal in the sporting events of long jump, discus, hammer throw, shot put, and similar. Originally the starting mark was a scratch on the ground but is now a board or precisely indicated mark.
在跳远、铁饼、链球、铅球等体育项目中,在正式启动信号前触碰或越过起点的技术错误。
- 5.
The last riders to depart in a handicap race.
在让步赛中最后出发的骑手。
- 6.
An aberration.
异常现象。
- 7.
A horse withdrawn from a race prior to the start.
在比赛开始前退出的马。
- 8.
A minor injury.
轻微伤害。
- 9.
A feed, usually a mixture of a few common grains, given to chickens.
喂鸡的饲料,通常是几种常见谷物的混合物。
- 10.
Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy.
在非常潮湿或泥泞的地方使用过的马的脚跟上,细小但疼痛和麻烦的擦伤,覆盖着痂。
- 11.
A genre of Virgin Islander music, better known as fungi.
维尔京群岛音乐的一种类型,更为人知的是fungi。
- 12.
Poor handwriting; especially, illegibly so.
糟糕的书写,尤指难以辨认的笔迹。
- 13.
Nothing, zero. Used especially in card games or sports, but also expressions like "from scratch".
无,零。尤其用于纸牌游戏或体育运动中,也用于“从头开始”等表达。
抓挠;搔痒;潦草的字迹;鸡饲料;起跑线;起始线;越线犯规;抢跳
In use
I got a scratch on my arm from the cat.
The scratch on the table is barely noticeable.
He had several scratches on his face after the fight.
Connections
Collocations
- a scratch
- 一条抓痕;一道擦伤
- The table has a scratch on the surface.桌子上有一道擦痕。
- without a scratch
- 毫发无损地
- He survived the accident without a scratch.他在这场事故中毫发无损。
- deep scratch
- 深的划痕
- The car door had a deep scratch from the key.车门上有一个被钥匙划出的深痕。
- scratch mark
- 抓痕;划痕
- The cat left scratch marks on the sofa.猫在沙发上留下了抓痕。
- minor scratch
- 轻微擦伤
- It's just a minor scratch, nothing serious.只是轻微的擦伤,不严重。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
用指甲抓黑板发出 scratch 声,中文就是'抓痕'。
Context & Register
中性或非正式语境,常用于描述物体表面的轻微损伤,如划痕、擦伤等。注:作为名词时,'scratch'通常指抓痕或擦伤,多见于日常对话和非正式书面语,在技术或体育领域也有特定用法(如零分、起跑线)。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'scratch' (/skrætʃ/), sharing the ending /ætʃ/. Words like 'stretch' (/stretʃ/) look similar but do not rhyme.
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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