scrape

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。