2[intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MIRUB to rub against a rough surface in a way that causes slightdamage or injury, or to make something do this (使)摩擦;擦伤;刮坏 → graze
The coat was too long; the hem scraped the pavement.
大衣太长,下摆都拖到地面了。
scrape against/on etc
I heard the side of the car scrape against the wall.
我听到汽车的侧面蹭着墙了。
scrape something against/on something
I scraped my knee painfully on the concrete.
我的膝盖蹭到混凝土上,很痛。
3[intransitiveI, transitiveT]SOUND to make a noise by rubbing roughly against a surface (使)发出刺耳的刮擦声
Chairs scraped loudly as they stood up.
他们站起来时椅子发出很响的刮擦声。
scrape (something) on/down/against something
He opened the gate quietly, trying not to let it scrape on the gravel.
他轻轻地打开大门,尽量不让它刮到碎石。
4scrape homeespecially British EnglishBrEWIN to win a race, election, or competition by a very small amount 〔在赛跑、选举或竞赛中〕险胜
The Tories may scrape home, but it’s unlikely.
保守党也许会以微弱优势获胜,但可能性不大。
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scrape home• In 1964 the All Blacks defeated Leinster 11-5, they won 17-8 in 1972 and scraped home 8-3 in 1974.• The refereesdecided that Foreman had just scraped home.• A poll for the Peterborough Evening Telegraphsuggests that the Tories will scrape home.• We scraped home by the skin of our teeth.• The Green Party scraped home in the local elections.• Then they are inside, waiting while he scrapes home the bolts.• Even so, two of them scraped home without reaching the quota.
5scrape (the bottom of) the barrelinformalUSE somethingACCEPT to have to use something even though it is not very good, because there is nothing better available 将就,凑合
It was clear that the party was scraping the barrel for competent politicians.
很明显,该政党正对能干的政治家降格以求。
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scrape (the bottom of) the barrel• At that time I thought we were scraping the barrel.• Has Hollywood scraped the barrel for bimbos?• Unions were bargaining for dentalinsurance, as if scraping the barrel to come up with new benefits.
7scrape something ↔ backphrasal verbphr vif you scrape your hair back, you pull it away from your face and tie it at the back 把〔头发〕拢在后面
Her blonde hair was scraped back into a ponytail.
她一头金发拢在脑后扎成一个马尾辫。
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scrape back• She scraped the earth back and saw something very darkblue - china or glass, buried there.• She had scraped her hair back from her forehead and tied it in a ponytail with a pinkribbon.• He felt the blade of the open razorscrape against the back of his neck and again on his forehead.• Automatically his hand went up to scrape his hair back over his ears.
8scrape byphrasal verbphr v
a)ENOUGHto have just enough money to live 勉强维持生活,勉强糊口
We can scrape by, thanks to what we grow ourselves.
9scrape in (also scrape into something)phrasal verbphr vJUST/ALMOST NOTto only just succeed in getting a job, a place at university, a position in government etc 勉强进入〔大学〕;勉强获得〔一份工作、政府职位等〕
Labour scraped in by a small majority.
工党以微弱优势勉强当选。
He just scraped into college.
他勉强进了大学。
10scrape through (something)phrasal verbphr vPASS A TESTto only just succeed in passing an examination or dealing with a difficult situation 勉强通过〔考试〕;勉强应付〔困境〕
I managed to scrape through the exam.
我勉强通过了考试。
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scrape through • Liverpool scraped through 2-1 on aggregate to a tie with Porto in the next round.• There was only just room to scrape through between the roots of the tree and the edge.• They scraped through by an 8-7 margin and now travel to Upminster in the next round.• She is practical in the way that people who scrape through life are.• Even so, without his father's family connection he wouldn't have scraped through the entranceexam.• The aim is to cut costs enough to scrape through today's recession.
11scrape something ↔ together/upphrasal verbphr vGETto get enough money for a particular purpose, when this is difficult 〔为某目的〕勉强筹集,凑足〔钱款〕
She scraped together the last of her savings.
她凑拢自己最后的那点积蓄。
They could hardly scrape up enough money for the train fare.
他们几乎连买火车票的钱都凑不足。
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scrape together/up• I figured I could scrape that up.• So Tod and his brotherFrankscraped some money together: asked Carmichael to sell the Parrot back.
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scrape• We wanted one of us to be there when Drew or Melinda scraped a knee or lost a friend.• Where the water dripped on to my dirtfloor, I scraped a trench with my pocket knife to let it drain out.• The sound of knives and forksscraping against plates filled the canteen.• It was not until we felt the exhaustpipescraping along the road that we realized there was something wrong with the car.• Furious Republicans united against it, and it barely scraped by.• A wind sound scrapes its thatching of sticks.• Metalscraped loudly as the snowplow drovepast.• Three workmen came into the store -- I could hear their bootsscraping on the floor.• We scraped our shoes on the doorstep to get the mud off them.• The sharprocks, or moraine, which were stuck in the glaciers caused them to scrape out the valleys much deeper.• He hears a scraping sound: a chair being moved.• Has Hollywood scraped the barrel for bimbos?• I'll have to scrape the ice off the windscreen before we set off.• Outsidesnowplows were scraping the street.• You'll need to scrape the windshield - it's covered in ice.• I can't scrape you off my mind nor even, it seems, off the end of my pen.• Stop scraping your chair!
scraped ... clean• Donald just about hid his disgust as a suitablepan was selected from the sink and scraped clean.• Most of what remained of the Murrah Building has been carried away, the earthscraped clean.• The two of them scraped their dishes clean.• His sandals had been scraped clean but they still looked prettydingy.• By the time our bowls were scraped clean, our anxieties would be stilled, our spirits jaunty.• It was hurriedly written on a scrap of papyrus which had been used and scraped clean several times before.
2[countableC] informalPROBLEM a situation in which you are in trouble or have difficulties 困境,窘境;麻烦
He got into all sorts of scrapes as a boy.
他小时候闯过各种各样的祸。
3[singular]SOUND the noise made when one surface rubs roughly against another 刮擦声
scrape of
He heard the scrape of chairs being dragged across the floor.
他听到椅子从地板上拖过去的刮擦声。
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scrape• There was a scrape as she brought a taper forth from a tinbox and leaned towards the fire to light it.• Its hard, shinyfinishmeans it not only looks smart, but withstands knocks, bumps and scrapes.• Fortunately, Tonya only suffered a few cuts and scrapes in the accident.• Mrs Boatwright was out of breath and had some bad scrapes on her knees.• Ralph heard the metallicscrape of a car starting up outside the waitress, leaving.• From down the hall came the sound of tinkling silverware and the scrape of a chair being settled in its place.• We heard the scrape of a chair downstairs, followed by footsteps.• I've been in worse scrapes than this.