| 释义 |
ˈscratch-build, v.
Also scratchbuild, scratch build.
[f. scratch n.1 + build v.]
trans. To build (a model) from scratch, using no specially prepared components. So ˈscratch-building vbl. n.; ˈscratch-built ppl. a.
1961C. J. Freezer Railway Modelling x. 95 (heading) Scratch building. 1967Railway Modeller ‘Shows You How’ Booklet No. 19 (title-page) Our cover photograph shows one of the finest scratchbuilt model railways in the world, Peter Denny's Buckingham Branch. Ibid., Scratchbuilding is the craft of modelmaking from raw materials and basic components. 1974Times 17 Apr. 14/2 Parren said he hoped to attract young members by encouraging the scratch building—that is, building to scale from scratch—of modern locomotives. 1975G. Scarborough Tank & AFV Modelling (Airfix Magazine Guide No. 5) ii. 7/1 Conversion and scratch-built projects of most of the popular subjects. Ibid. 19/1 This leaves us with the basic hull to scratch-build. |