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scratch /skrætʃ/► SEE ALLdo sth from scratchscratch A and you’ll find Bscratch your head (over sth)scratch the surface (of sth)up to scratchyou scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours
●do sth from ˈscratchdo sth from the beginning, not using any work done earlier 白手起家；从零开始◆The fire destroyed all the plans. Now we’ll have to start again from scratch.
大火毁了所有的计划，现在我们必须从头再来。●scratch ˌA and you’ll find ˈB (used to speak about particular types of people in general 泛指某类型的人) carefully consider or examine sb/sth and you will find that they are different from their outside appearance 除去甲的外衣你会发现其本质就是乙◆Scratch a senator from Texas and you’ll find a cowboy.
剥掉得克萨斯州参议员的外衣，牛仔的真面目就暴露出来了。●scratch your ˈhead (over sth)think hard in order to find an answer to sth 绞尽脑汁；苦思冥想◆We’re all scratching our heads for a solution to this problem.
为了找到这个问题的答案我们都绞尽脑汁。●scratch the ˈsurface (of sth)deal with, understand, or find out about only a small part of a subject or problem 浅尝辄止；作肤浅的探讨；隔靴搔痒◆This report only scratches the surface of the problem.
这篇报告对这一问题仅作了肤浅的探讨。 OPP get to the bottom of sth ●up to ˈscratchat the good standard that is expected or needed 达到所期望的水平；达到标准；合格◆The level of safety in our power stations must be brought up to scratch.
一定要提高我们发电站的安全水平，使之达到标准。◆If he doesn’t come up to scratch, get rid of him.
如果他达不到要求就开除他。 ORIGIN This expression comes from boxing: the line in the ring which the boxers have to come to when they start to fight is called the scratch. 这个表达法源于拳击，scratch 指拳击手开始比赛的起始线。●ˌyou scratch ˈmy back and ˌI’ll scratch ˈyours (saying) used to say that if sb helps you, you will help them, even if this is unfair to others 你帮我，我就帮你；你给我好处，我就给你好处；互惠互利▸ ˈback-scratching noun ◆There is too much back-scratching in local politics in this town.
这个城镇的地方政治中互开方便之门的事情太多了。 |
