英语词汇“scruff”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	scruff
释义	Trends of scruff View usage for: scruff (skrʌf) See scruff of the neck scruff in British English 1 (skrʌf) noun the nape of the neck (esp in the phrase by the scruff of the neck) Word origin C18: variant of scuft, perhaps from Old Norse skoft hair; related to Old High German scuft scruff in British English 2 (skrʌf) noun 1. informal an untidy scruffy person 2. informal a disreputable person; ruffian 3. another name for scum (sense 3) scruff in American English (skrʌf) noun 1. the back of the neck; nape 2. the loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals Word origin < ON skrufr, a tuft of hair, forelock, var. of skruf, altered by metathesis < skufr, tuft < IE base (s)keup- > OE scyfel, woman's headdress Examples of 'scruff' in a sentence scruff Yet none could take this game by the scruff of the neck. Times, Sunday Times (2008) They took the game by the scruff of the neck. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The owner had been taught to grab it by the scruff of the neck. Jan Fennell FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003) He can grab the game by the scruff of the neck. The Sun (2012) His team selection was all about taking by the scruff of the neck this contest between different styles. Times, Sunday Times (2009) But barely a tenth think the country now has the wherewithal to grab the opportunity by the scruff of its neck. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Our star performers didn't take the game by the scruff of the neck. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Take the car by the scruff of the neck, drive it hard and you got the rewards. Times, Sunday Times (2015) No one likes a scruff. The Sun (2009) The general consensus is that he is too negative, unable or unwilling to grab games by the scruff of the neck. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We will go there in a very positive frame of mind, take the game by the scruff of the neck and hopefully win it. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Has the ability to take any gig by the, er, scruff of the neck. The Sun (2010) Full of running and brimming with ideas, Flood seized this game by the scruff of the neck. Times, Sunday Times (2007) There were two moments when Australia had India by the scruff of the neck but were unable to finish them off. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We had the game by the scruff of the neck, we were on top, then we gave the second goal away. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I picked Vernon up by the scruff of his neck and his little pants once when he wouldn't put his cars away. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Strikers are judged by their ability to impose themselves on games, to seize them by the scruff of the neck, to bend them to their will. Times, Sunday Times (2016) (noun) in the sense of nape Definition the nape of the neck the scruff of the neck Synonyms nape scrag (informal) (noun) in the sense of ragamuffin Definition a very untidy person (informal) Synonyms ragamuffin two ragamuffins with a torch tramp (US, Canadian) scarecrow ragbag (informal) sloven tatterdemalion (rare) Nearby words of scruff scrounger scrub scrubby scruff scruffy scrum scrumptious Synonyms of 'scruff' scruff Explore 'scruff' in the dictionary*
随便看	a touch a touch of frost/flu etc a tough ask a tough cookie a-tough-nut a tough nut a hard nut a tough nut to crack a-tough-nut-to-crack a tough row to hoe a tower exactly 10 metres in height a tower of strength a to z a-to-z atp at par atpase at peace at peace with at pistol point at present atrabiliar atrabilious atrabiliousness a trace of a track record

　

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