scratch /skrætʃ/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
• (n.) (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
• (n.) an indication of damage

Chinese translation

• n. 抓痕, 搔, 抓, 擦伤, 刮擦声, 乱写, 零分, 起跑线
• vt. 搔, 抓, 挖出, 擦, 刮, 乱涂, 勾抹掉
• vi. 搔, 抓, 发刮擦声, 勉强糊口

Word details

Part of speech

verb / noun

Pronunciation

/skrætʃ/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.16 · Rare

Word forms

scratching, scratched, scratches

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scrap · scrape · scramble · scraping

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