scrape/skreɪp/

vt

1. 刮；擦；削

• scrape the potatoes 削土豆

• Before sitting down， she scraped the dirt off the seat. 坐下之前她抹掉椅子上的灰尘。

• The windows have been scraped clean. 玻璃已经被擦亮。

2. 使磨擦

• The boy scraped his chair against the wall. 男孩的椅子擦着墙。

vi 刮擦，发出刺耳声

• The chalk scraped on the blackboard. 粉笔在黑板上发生刺耳的声音。

词组scrape a living 勉强糊口 scrape home 主英 勉强取胜

• We scraped home only a second ahead of them. 我们只以一秒优势取胜他们。

scrape (the bottom of) the barrel 非正式 凑和，勉强