| 单词 | scuff |
| 释义 | scuff (once / 16982 pages) vn When you scuff something, you scrape it in a way that leaves a mark. You might walk very carefully down the street in your new red cowboy boots, being careful not to scuff the toes. You can scuff a floor by moving heavy furniture, or scuff your new leather backpack by dragging it on the sidewalk. It's easy to scuff new shoes or to scuff your dad's car interior when you try to cram your bike into its hatchback. Scuff also means to drag your feet, the way a reluctant child might do on her way into the dentist's office. The word scuff is Scottish, possibly from a Scandinavian root. WORD FAMILYscuff: scuffed, scuffer, scuffing, scuffs+/scuffer: scuffers USAGE EXAMPLESWe were walking across the hillsides when my father scuffed a pebble with his boot. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) One man grabbed a metal folding chair and dragged it to the edge of the scuffed wooden dance floor in anticipation. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) She locked the front door and turned to me, her dark, tired eyes hardened to scuffed stone. The New Yorker(Dec 22, 2016) 1v walk without lifting the feet Syn|Hyper drag scuffle, shamble, shuffle walk by dragging one's feet 2v poke at with the foot or toe Hyper kick strike with the foot 3v get or become scuffed These patent leather shoes scuffed Hyper wear, wear down, wear off, wear out, wear thin deteriorate through use or stress 4v mar by scuffing scuffed shoes Hyper scrape, scratch, scratch up cut the surface of; wear away the surface of 5n the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet) Hyper rub, wipe the act of rubbing or wiping 6n a slipper that has no fitting around the heel Syn|Hyper mule carpet slipper, slipper low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors |
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