| 单词 | scratch |
| 释义 | scratch (skrætʃ ) Word forms: scratches , scratching , scratched 1. verb B2 If you scratch yourself, you rub your fingernails against your skin because it is itching. He scratched himself under his arm. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] The old man lifted his cardigan to scratch his side. [VERB noun] I had to wear long sleeves to stop myself scratching. [VERB] Synonyms: rub, scrape, claw at 2. verb B2 If a sharp object scratches someone or something, it makes small shallow cuts on their skin or surface. The branches tore at my jacket and scratched my hands and face. [VERB noun] Knives will scratch the worktop. [VERB noun] Synonyms: mark, cut, score, damage 3. countable noun B2 Scratches on someone or something are small shallow cuts. The seven-year-old was found crying with scratches on his face and neck. [+ on/to] I pointed to a number of scratches in the tile floor. Synonyms: mark, scrape, graze, blemish 4. from scratch phrase If you do something from scratch, you do it without making use of anything that has been done before. Building a home from scratch can be both exciting and challenging. It was a firm that he had started from scratch. 5. scratch one's head phrase If you say that someone is scratching their head, you mean that they are thinking hard and trying to solve a problem or puzzle. The Institute spends a lot of time scratching its head about how to boost American productivity. 6. scratch the surface phrase If you only scratch the surface of a subject or problem, you find out or do a small amount, but not enough to understand or solve it. We have barely begun to scratch the surface of the possibilities of new technology. [+ of] We had only two weeks to tour the country, which was hardly enough time to scratch the surface. 7. up to scratch phrase If you say that someone or something is not up to scratch, you mean that they are not good enough. My mother always made me feel I wasn't coming up to scratch. Idioms: scratch your head to be puzzled and unsure about what to do about a problem or question, or to be unsure what the solution is A lot of people are scratching their heads and saying, `What are we doing? Are we getting our money's worth?' Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours said to mean that one person helps another on condition that the second person helps them in return The chemist knew his business and, willing to play the game of `you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours', charged Eve for only the ingredients he used. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers something or someone is not up to scratch or something or someone does not come up to scratch said to mean that something or someone is not as good as they ought to be Athletes have no one to blame but themselves if their performances are not up to scratch. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers start from scratch to create something completely new, rather than adding to something that already exists She moved to a strange place where she had to make new friends and start a new life from scratch. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers scratch the surface of something to deal with or experience only a small part of something Officials say they've only scratched the surface of the city's political corruption. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 抓痕, 抓, 擦伤 Japanese: かき傷, 引っ掻く, ･･･に引っかき傷をつける |
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