scrape

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scrape1 /skreɪp/ ●●○ verb  1  [transitive]REMOVE to remove something from a surface using the edge of a knife, a stick etc 〔用小刀等〕刮除 Scrape the carrots and slice them thinly. 把这些胡萝卜去皮切成薄片。scrape something away/off The earth was scraped away to uncover a trapdoor. 把土刮掉后露出了活板门。scrape something off/into etc something Teresa scraped the mud off her boots. 特雷莎把靴子上的泥巴刮掉。 The two of them scraped their dishes clean. 他们两个把盘子擦得干干净净。 →4  See picture on 见图 Page A3 Cleaning 清洁；打扫2  [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition]MIRUB to rub against a rough surface in a way that causes slight damage 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  [intransitive, transitive]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。4  scrape home especially British EnglishWIN 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。5  scrape (the bottom of) the barrel informalUSE 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。n6. [transitive] technical if a computer program scrapes data, it collects it from a website → bow and scrape at bow1(5), → scrape/scratch a living at living2(1) PHRASAL VERBS7 scrape something ↔ back phrasal verb if 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。8 scrape by phrasal verb 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. 多亏了我们自己种的东西，我们还能勉强维持生活。b) SEPASS A TESTto only just succeed in passing an examination or dealing with a difficult situation 勉强通过〔考试〕；勉强克服〔困难〕9 scrape in (also scrape into something) phrasal verb JUST/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。10 scrape through (something) phrasal verb PASS 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。11 scrape something ↔ together/up phrasal verb GETto 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。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

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 dirt floor, I scraped a trench with my pocket knife to let it drain out.• The sound of knives and forks scraping against plates filled the canteen.• It was not until we felt the exhaust pipe scraping 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.• Metal scraped loudly as the snowplow drove past.• Three workmen came into the store -- I could hear their boots scraping on the floor.• We scraped our shoes on the doorstep to get the mud off them.• The sharp rocks, 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.• Outside snow plows 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 suitable pan was selected from the sink and scraped clean.• Most of what remained of the Murrah Building has been carried away, the earth scraped clean.• The two of them scraped their dishes clean.• His sandals had been scraped clean but they still looked pretty dingy.• 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.scrape against/on etc• In your sleeping mind these images knock and scrape against each other, creating strange collages of familiar and distorted material.• Where in their travels the plates slam and scrape against each other, we find geological unrest.• Mrs Boatwright was out of breath and had some bad scrapes on her knees.• So Benn scraped on in the seventh of seven places.• Something scraped against one of the windows.• The wooden door creaks open, scraping on the cement floor.• His bare feet scraping on the gritty cement pavement made such an unpleasant sound that Fakhru decided not to follow too closely.• The noise of the skid plates scraping against the steel runway chattered and growled through the ship.

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scrape2 noun  1  [countable]MIMARK a mark or slight injury caused by rubbing against a rough surface 擦伤，擦痕 SYN graze I came away from the accident with only cuts and scrapes. 这次事故我只受了点皮外伤。► see thesaurus at injury2  [countable] 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。

Examples from the Corpus

scrape• There was a scrape as she brought a taper forth from a tin box and leaned towards the fire to light it.• Its hard, shiny finish means 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 metallic scrape 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.Origin scrape1 (1300-1400) Old Norse skrapa

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scrape¹ /skreɪp/ verb1. [transitive] to remove something from a surface using the edge of a knife, a stick etc:
    Scrape the carrots and slice them thinly.
    scrape something away/off
    The earth was scraped away to uncover a trapdoor.
    scrape something off/into etc something
    Teresa scraped the mud off her boots.
    The two of them scraped their dishes clean.
2. [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to rub against a rough surface in a way that causes slight damage or injury, or to make something do this ⇨ graze:
    The coat was too long; the hem scraped the pavement.
    scrape against/on etc
    I heard the side of the car scrape against the wall.
    scrape something against/on something
    I scraped my knee painfully on the concrete.
3. [intransitive and transitive] to make a noise by rubbing roughly against a surface:
    Chairs scraped loudly as they stood up.
    scrape (something) on/down/against something
    He opened the gate quietly, trying not to let it scrape on the gravel.
4. scrape home especially British English to win a race, election, or competition by a very small amount:
    The Tories may scrape home, but it’s unlikely.
5. scrape (the bottom of) the barrel informal to have to use something even though it is not very good, because there is nothing better available:
    It was clear that the party was scraping the barrel for competent politicians.
⇨ bow and scrape at bow¹(5), ⇨ scrape/scratch a living at living²(1)
     
scrape something ↔ back phrasal verb
  if you scrape your hair back, you pull it away from your face and tie it at the back:
    Her blonde hair was scraped back into a ponytail.
scrape by phrasal verb
  1. to have just enough money to live:
    We can scrape by, thanks to what we grow ourselves.
  2. to only just succeed in passing an examination or dealing with a difficult situation
scrape in (also scrape into something) phrasal verb
  to only just succeed in getting a job, a place at university, a position in government etc:
    Labour scraped in by a small majority.
    He just scraped into college.
scrape through (something) phrasal verb
  to only just succeed in passing an examination or dealing with a difficult situation:
    I managed to scrape through the exam.
scrape something ↔ together/up phrasal verb
  to get enough money for a particular purpose, when this is difficult:
    She scraped together the last of her savings.
    They could hardly scrape up enough money for the train fare.

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scrape² noun
1. [countable] a mark or slight injury caused by rubbing against a rough surface
   SYN  graze:
    I came away from the accident with only cuts and scrapes.
2. [countable] informal a situation in which you are in trouble or have difficulties:
    He got into all sorts of scrapes as a boy.
3. [singular] the noise made when one surface rubs roughly against another
    scrape of
    He heard the scrape of chairs being dragged across the floor.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ injury damage to part of your body caused by an accident or an attack: The passengers were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
   ▪ wound an injury, especially a deep cut in your skin made by a knife, bullet, or bomb: He died of a gunshot wound to the head.
   ▪ cut a small injury made when a sharp object cuts your skin: Blood was running from a cut on his chin.
   ▪ bruise a dark mark on your skin that you get when you fall or get hit: Jack often comes home from playing rugby covered in bruises.
   ▪ graze/scrape a small injury that marks your skin or breaks the surface slightly: She fell off her bike and got a few grazes on her legs and knees.
   ▪ gash a long deep cut: He had a deep gash across his forehead.
   ▪ bump an area of skin that is swollen because you have hit it against something: How did you get that bump on your head?
   ▪ sprain an injury to your ankle, wrist, knee etc, caused by suddenly twisting it: It’s a slight sprain – you should rest your ankle for a week.
   ▪ strain an injury to a muscle caused by stretching it or using it too much: a muscle strain in his neck
   ▪ fracture a crack or broken part in a bone: a hip fracture