vt.

1. 刮，擦；括（或擦）乾淨
   He scraped the potatoes before frying.

   他炸馬鈴薯前先將馬鈴薯刮皮。

2. 刮落，擦去，削掉[O][（+off/away/out）]
   He scraped the paint from the surface.

   他把面上的漆刮掉。

3. 擦傷；刮破
   Mary scraped her knee when she fell off her bike.

   瑪麗從腳踏車上摔下來擦傷了膝蓋。

4. 刮擦……使發出刺耳聲[（+on/against）]
   Don't scrape your feet on the floor.

   不要用腳摩擦地板發出刺耳的聲音。

5. 挖出；挖成[（+out）]
   The child scraped a hole in the sand.

   這孩子在沙中刨了一個洞。

6. 【口】（艱難地）湊集，積攢；勉強過日子[（+up/together）]
   He has scraped together enough money to buy a car.

   他已湊足了買一輛汽車的錢。

vi.

1. 刮，擦[（+on/against）]
   The bamboos scraped against the back wall of the house.

   竹子擦著房子的後牆。

2. 刮（或擦）出刺耳聲[（+on/against）]
   A chair scraped on the floor.

   椅子在地板上拖得吱吱的響。

3. 貼近而過；勉強通過[Q][（+along/through）]
   He heard the scrape of footsteps up the stairs.

   他聽到有人上樓的嚓嚓的腳步聲。

   He scraped through the narrow opening.

   他勉強鑽過狹窄的開口處。

4. （艱難地）積攢錢財；勉強過日子[（+ by/along）]
   They often get into scrapes.

   他們常常陷入窘境。

   The family could just scrape along but never asked for charity.

   這家人只能勉強度日，但從沒有要過救濟。

n.[C]

1. 刮，擦；挖
2. 擦傷；擦痕
   He fell off the bike and got a scrape on his knee.

   他從腳踏車上摔下來，擦破了膝蓋。

3. 刮擦聲
4. 【口】窘境，困境

v.

1. drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object).
   ▸use a sharp or hard implement to remove (dirt or unwanted matter).
2. rub or cause to rub against a rough or hard surface.
   ▸humorous play a violin tunelessly.
3. just manage to achieve, succeed, or pass.
   ▸ (scrape something together/up) collect or accumulate something with difficulty.
   ▸try to save as much money as possible; economize.
   ▸ (scrape by/along) manage to live with difficulty.

n.

1. an act or sound of scraping.
   ▸an injury or mark caused by scraping.
   ▸Brit. a thinly applied layer of butter or margarine on bread.
2. informal an embarrassing or difficult predicament.
3. archaic an obsequious bow in which one foot is drawn backwards along the ground.