scratch
🇺🇸
/skrætʃ/
🇬🇧
/skrætʃ/
verb
B2
to rub your skin with your nails when it itches
He felt an itch and used his nails to scratch his arm.
他感到癢，就用指甲抓了抓胳膊。
B2
to cut or hurt your skin a little with something sharp
She got a small scratch from the thorn.
她被刺劃了一道小傷口。
B2
to mark or damage a surface by rubbing it with something hard
Be careful not to scratch the table with that key.
小心別用那把鑰匙刮傷桌子。
C1
to rub something hard to make or remove a mark
He used a stick to scratch a line in the dirt.
他用一根棍子在泥土上劃了一條線。
C1
to make a rough sound by rubbing something sharp
The cat will scratch at the door when it wants to come in.
貓想進來時會用爪子抓門。
R
to earn just enough money to live, but with difficulty
Many farmers scratch out a living from small plots of land.
許多農民靠小塊土地勉強維持生計。
R
to remove someone or something from an event before it starts
The injured player had to scratch from the game.
受傷的球員不得不退出比賽。
noun
B2
a mark or small cut on skin or a surface from scratching
There was a long scratch on the car door.
車門上有一道長長的刮痕。
R
a rough sound made by rubbing something sharp
The scratch of the pen on paper was the only sound.
鋼筆在紙上劃動的沙沙聲是唯一的聲音。
R
the act of rubbing your skin when it itches
A good scratch can relieve the itching.
好好抓一抓可以緩解瘙癢。
adjective
R
made quickly from whatever is available
They formed a scratch team for the emergency.
他們為應對緊急情況臨時組建了一支隊伍。
R
without any advantage or handicap in sports
He plays as a scratch golfer with no handicap.
他作為零差點高爾夫球手參賽。
translation
（皮膚發癢時）用指甲抓撓, （被尖銳物）劃傷皮膚, 刮傷或損壞表面, 用力擦拭以製造或去除痕跡, （用尖銳物摩擦）發出刺耳聲, 勉強維持生計, （賽前）取消資格或退出
抓痕或劃痕, 刮擦聲, 抓癢
臨時湊合的, （體育比賽中）無讓分的
詞形變化
3rd Present
scratches
Progressive
scratching
Past
scratched
Plural
scratches
Perfect
scratched