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scuff

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++scuff /skʌf/ verb [transitive]  1 MARKto make a mark on a smooth surface by rubbing it against something rough 使磨损 His shoes were old and badly scuffed. 他的鞋子旧了,磨损得很厉害。2. scuff your feet/heels WALKto walk in a slow lazy way, not lifting your feet up very high 〔懒洋洋地〕拖着脚走路→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
scuffHe'd made no move to leave, however, and scuffed along behind them.He was wearing work shoes, scuffed and old, with new red laces.scuffed brown shoesThe villains are scuffing one side of the ball.Moodily, she scuffed the toe of her boot against the deck rail.She scowled at her sandals and scuffed them on the gravel.Wind scuffed up dust and moaned in the sandstone.
Origin scuff (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language
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scuff
scuff /skʌf/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language
1. to make a mark on a smooth surface by rubbing it against something rough:
    His shoes were old and badly scuffed.
2. scuff your feet/heels to walk in a slow lazy way, not lifting your feet up very high


scuffBrE /skʌf/ 🔊NAmE /skʌf/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they scuff BrE /skʌf/ 🔊 NAmE /skʌf/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it scuffs BrE /skʌfs/ 🔊 NAmE /skʌfs/ 🔊past simple scuffed BrE /skʌft/ 🔊 NAmE /skʌft/ 🔊past participle scuffed BrE /skʌft/ 🔊 NAmE /skʌft/ 🔊 -ing form scuffing BrE /ˈskʌfɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈskʌfɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth (on sth) to make a mark on the smooth surface of sth when you rub it against sth rough 磨损;磨坏I scuffed the heel of my shoe on the stonework. 我的鞋跟被石头路磨坏了。🔊🔊~ your feet, heels, etc. to drag your feet along the ground as you walk 拖着脚走 scuffed BrE /skʌft/ 🔊NAmE /skʌft/ 🔊 adjectiveAfter only one day, his shoes were already scuffed and dirty. 只一天,他的鞋就穿脏磨坏了。🔊🔊 scuff (also ˈscuff mark) noun