Word · Frequency #12518
scribes
写;书写;铭刻;记录
scribes is the third person singular of scribe.
To write, inscribe, or record something.
- 1.
To write.
写;书写。
- 2.
To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe.
书写、雕刻或标记;铭刻。
- 3.
To record, as a scribe.
记录;像书记员那样记录。
- 4.
To write or draw with a scribe.
用划线器书写或绘制。
- 5.
To cut (something) in order to fit it closely to an irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a moulding, etc.
切割(某物)以使其紧贴不规则表面,如将踢脚板切割以贴合不平的地面、将板材切割以贴合装饰线条的曲线等。
- 6.
To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.
用圆规或划线铁划线或做标记。
用划线器标记;用划线器绘制;切割(木板等)以贴合不规则表面;写;书写。;书写、雕刻或标记;铭刻。;记录;像书记员那样记录。
In use
The metalworker scribed a straight line across the steel sheet with his scriber.
The carpenter scribed the shape of the countertop onto the new laminate before cutting.
She scribed a circle on the wood with a compass to mark where the hole would go.
scribe something
表示像书记员那样书写或记录,主语通常是人。
The clerk scribed the minutes of the meeting.
文书抄写了会议记录。
scribe something on something
用于说明铭刻或书写的位置。
The artisan scribed a pattern on the metal plate.
工匠在金属板上刻了一个图案。
scribe something with something
工具(如划线器、圆规)作介词 with 的宾语。
Connections
Collocations
- scribe a line
- 划一条线
- Use a compass to scribe a line along the edge.用圆规沿着边缘划一条线。
- scribe a mark
- 做标记
- He scribed a mark on the board before cutting.他在切割前在木板上做了个标记。
- scribe a circle
- 画一个圆
- The carpenter scribed a circle on the plywood.木匠在胶合板上画了一个圆。
- scribe around
- 沿着……划线
- Scribe around the irregular shape to transfer the outline.沿着不规则形状划线,以拓印出轮廓。
- scribe to fit
- 划线切割以贴合
- You need to scribe the baseboard to fit the uneven floor.你需要给踢脚板划线切割,以贴合不平的地面。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想记忆:古时书记员(scribe)执笔书写、刻录,所以动词scribe意为‘写、刻、记’。拼写中的c像刻刀,帮你想起来。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:formal or literary writing、woodworking/construction 作为动词较正式或偏文学,常见于书面语;而“划线”“切割使贴合”等义项多用于木工、建筑等技术语境,日常口语中很少出现。
Grammar Note
作及物动词时,后接被书写、雕刻或标记的对象;也可在表示‘写字’时作不及物动词。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 /skraɪb/ 押韵的有 bribe、tribe、describe、transcribe;它们重读元音及之后的音都是 /aɪb/。注意拼写相似的 scribble /ˈskrɪbəl/ 和 script /skrɪpt/ 并不押韵,发音分别为 /ˈskrɪbəl/ 和 /skrɪpt/。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.