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scrape

🇬🇧 UK/skreip/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2

Definitions

v.

To drag a sharp or rough object along a surface; to injure skin by rubbing against a rough surface

刮，擦；擦伤

n.

A shallow wound or mark caused by rubbing against a rough surface; a difficult or embarrassing situation

擦伤，刮痕；困境，麻烦

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
scrapeother
=scrape

Common Collocations

  • 1.scrape through勉强通过
  • 2.scrape by勉强维持生计
  • 3.scrape together东拼西凑
  • 4.scrape the surface浅尝辄止，触及皮毛

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He scraped the mud off his boots before entering the house.

  • 2.

    She fell off her bike and scraped her knee on the pavement.

  • 3.

    The family barely scraped by on a single income.

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