| 单词 | scarf |
| 释义 | scarf scarf1 —scarfless, adj. —scarflike, adj. /skahrf/, n. , pl. scarfs, scarves /skahrvz/, v. n. 1. a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler. 2. a necktie or cravat with hanging ends. 3. a long cover or ornamental cloth for a bureau, table, etc. v.t. 4. to cover or wrap with or as if with a scarf. 5. to use in the manner of a scarf. [1545-55; perh. special use of SCARF2] scarf2 —scarfer, n. /skahrf/, n. , pl. scarfs, v. n. 1. a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint. 2. Whaling. a strip of skin along the body of the whale. v.t. 3. to assemble with a scarf joint. 4. to form a scarf on (the end of a timber). 5. Steelmaking. to burn away the surface defects of (newly rolled steel). 6. Whaling. to make a groove in and remove (the blubber and skin). Also, scarph (for defs. 1, 3, 4). [1490-1500; < ON skarfr (deriv. of skera to cut) end cut from a beam (hence perh. a piece of cloth cut off, i.e., SCARF1); cf. Sw skarv patch] scarf3 /skahrf/, v.t., v.i. Slang. to eat, esp. voraciously (often fol. by down or up): to scarf down junk food. [1955-60, Amer.; var. of SCOFF2, with r inserted prob. through r-dialect speakers' mistaking the underlying vowel as an r-less ar] |
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