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scuff sth
及物动词，宾语是被磨损的物体，可用介词on引出磨损来源。
He scuffed his leather shoes on the pavement.
他把皮鞋在人行道上蹭破了。
拖着脚走
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拖着脚走
walk without lifting the feet
He scuffed his leather shoes on the pavement.
他把皮鞋在人行道上蹭破了。
行走时拖着脚走；擦地而行。
To scrape the feet while walking.
刮擦并磨损(鞋子等)的表面。
To scrape and roughen the surface of (shoes, etc.)
轻击,擦过。
To hit lightly, to brush against.
因击球接触不良而失误。
To mishit (a shot on a ball) due to poor contact with the ball.
scuff
Base
原形
scuffs
3rd person
第三人称单数
scuffing
-ing
现在分词
scuffed
Past
过去式
scuffed
Past participle
过去分词
He scuffs his feet when he walks.
他走路时拖着脚。
I scuffed my new shoes on the curb.
我把新鞋在人行道路缘上蹭破了。
The floor has scuffed badly in the hallway.
走廊的地板已经磨损得很厉害。
scuff 作动词时可表示及物的“蹭破/磨损（某物）”或不及物的“拖着脚走、被磨损”；其为规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 scuffed。
Be careful not to scuff your new boots on the rocks.
小心别让你的新靴子被石头蹭坏了。
She scuffed the wall with the ladder while painting the ceiling.
她刷天花板时，梯子蹭坏了墙壁。
He scuffs his school shoes every time he kicks stones.
他每次踢石子都会把校鞋蹭破。
及物动词，宾语是被磨损的物体，可用介词on引出磨损来源。
He scuffed his leather shoes on the pavement.
他把皮鞋在人行道上蹭破了。
不及物动词，常接along等介词短语表示移动方向。
The old man scuffed along the corridor.
老人拖着脚走过走廊。
被动结构，强调某物被磨损的结果。
The new table will get scuffed if you're not careful.
如果你不小心，新桌子会被蹭破的。
Not this
My shoes are scuff.
Use this
My shoes are scuffed.
scuff 是动词，不能直接作形容词；表示“鞋被蹭破”的状态时要用过去分词 scuffed 作形容词，意为“磨损的”。中文没有动词分词变化，所以容易直接搬用原形。
Not this
My new shoes are already worn.
Use this
My new shoes are already scuffed.
worn 侧重“穿旧、用旧”，指整体损耗；scuffed 专指表面被擦伤、出现蹭痕。中文把两种情况都说成“磨损”，但此处指新鞋已有表面蹭痕，必须用 scuffed。
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把鞋蹭坏；磨损鞋子
Try not to scuff your shoes on the curb.
尽量别在路缘上蹭坏你的鞋。
擦痕；蹭出的印子
There were dark scuff marks on the floor.
地板上有深色擦痕。
拖着脚走；蹭着脚走
Stop scuffing your feet and walk normally.
别拖着脚走，要正常走路。
拖着脚走；磨蹭着走
She scuffed along the path, lost in thought.
她沿着小路拖着脚走，陷入了沉思。
磨损的边角
The book's scuffed edges showed how often it was used.
这本书磨损的边角表明它被经常使用。
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记 scuff：以 sc 开头，联想 scar（疤痕），鞋尖蹭出的小疤痕就是 scuff；也指拖着脚走。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常走路、鞋底或地面被刮蹭 scuff 通常作动词，指拖着脚走或使表面磨损；也可作名词，指磨损或蹭破的痕迹。这种用法多用于日常口语和非正式书面语，语气比较随意。
Same sound /ʌf/: stuff /stʌf/, cuff /kʌf/ (-uff); rough /rʌf/, tough /tʌf/ (-ough). Beware: scoff /skɒf/ (US /skɑːf/) looks similar but has a different vowel; scuffle /ˈskʌfəl/ starts with /skʌf/ but adds a syllable, so it does not rhyme.
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