| 单词 | rake |
| 释义 | rake (once / 682 pages) 1nv 2n 3n If it’s fall and the yard is covered with leaves, you'll want to get out the rake, a long-handled tool with a row of tines. Either that, or get out the excuses and leave the leaves where they lie. Rake has several senses, including to use a rake to gather leaves or smooth soil. Rake can also mean to search something — the way police may rake through a crime scene for clues or the way you may rake through a messy desk to find a pencil. A rake is also a slanted plane — it's often used to refer to a slanted stage in a theater. In high society, a rake is an immoral man. WORD FAMILYrake: raked, rakes, raking, rakish+/rakish: rakishly, rakishness USAGE EXAMPLESThe man told police that two men showed with rakes and offered to clear up his leaves. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) With each election cycle, state-level political committees rake in millions from individuals and organizations seeking influence. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) Rake saffron and powdered pepper and throw them on the honey. Time(Dec 22, 2016) 1 1n a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil Hypo|Hyper croupier's rake a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the table garden rakea rake used by gardeners tool an implement used in the practice of a vocation 2v gather with a rake rake leaves Hyper collect, garner, gather, pull together assemble or get together 3v level or smooth with a rake rake gravel Hyper smooth, smoothen make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing 4v scrape gently Syn|Hypo|Hyper crease, graze shave touch the surface of lightly skiveremove the surface of brush touch lightly and briefly 5v move through with or as if with a rake She raked her fingers through her hair Hyper displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 6v sweep the length of The gunfire raked the coast Hypo|Hyper enfilade rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction sweep cover the entire range of 7v examine hastily 2Syn|Hyper glance over, run down, scan, skim examine, see observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect n a dissolute man in fashionable society 3Syn|Hyper blood, profligate, rakehell, rip, roue debauchee, libertine, rounder a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained n degree of deviation from a horizontal plane Syn|Hypo|Hyper pitch, slant loft (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air gradient, slope the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal |
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