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单词 scratching
释义
scratching
noun
uk/ˈskrætʃ.ɪŋ/us/ˈskrætʃ.ɪŋ/
[U]
theactofrubbingyourskinwithyournails:
There arelotsofhandmovementsand scratching ofchins.
Keepyourfingernailsshorttoavoidskindamagefrom anyunconsciousscratching.
(alsoscratchings[plural])
thesoundof something such as an animal'ssharpnailsrubbingon asurface:
Then Iheardit again - thesoundof scratching behind thewall.
The scratching of hispenwas the onlysound.
They weresoftscratchings or shufflings, like thesoundsmade by ananimalas itsniffedabout insearchoffood.
[U]
cutson ordamageto asurfacecausedby something hard orroughrubbingon it:
Metalutensilswillcausesome scratching of thesurfaceofyournon-stickcookware.
scratchings
[plural]
writingcutinto thesurfaceof something:
In theabandonedschoolthere were hundreds of scratchingscarvedintowoodendesktops.
Thesecharacterswere more like theancientscratchings onChineseoraclebonesthantheircomplicatedmodernChinesecounterparts.
[plural]
writing,especiallynoteswritten in aquickanduntidyway:
Ilookedat the scratchings on mynotepad.
These are not the scratchings of someone who iskeepingup withcurrentevents.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Scratching and rubbing
  • abrade
  • abrasion
  • buff
  • chafe
  • erode
  • grate
  • graze
  • grind
  • rasp
  • rub
  • rubsomethingdown
  • rubdown
  • scour
  • scoursomethingout
  • scratch
  • smooth
  • tickle
  • towel
  • wear
  • wear(something)away
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Animal (non-human) behaviour
Describing handwriting & print
(Definition ofscratchingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscratching

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Consider that there is no trivial link between the sight of watching someone else scratch their nose, and the experience ofscratchingyour own nose.
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A second example is pilocarpine-induced reciprocal hind limbscratching.
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Special care was taken not to destroy or cut the vitelline membrane during thescratchingprocedure.
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Innovative practices of re-composition were central to a number of black electronic musics, including dub, toasting,scratching, rap, hip hop and their derivatives.
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Despite the appearance of erudition, a little surfacescratchingreveals flaws - a problem encountered again and again in this collection.
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The segments of the discs are created by mechanicalscratching, or alternatively by etching the upper electrode with nitric acid.
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When both parts are displayed together, the soundscape of the work is an unusual mixture of extremely low frequencies with atonalscratching.
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The techniques of sonic manipulation now covered under the term 'scratching' are varied, and in many instances complex.
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An analysis of the techniques of ' 'scratching' ' and ' ' dubbing ' ' also gives new insights into previously discussed topics.
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The pens were checked daily and wheat grain was scattered on the ground inside the pen to encourage pecking andscratchingin the soil.
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Is it that we can sense in the scratchings the living hand of the man writing?
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Since these early hip-hop pioneers,scratchingas a compositional technique has developed further to embrace forms of sonic manipulation.
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The coach looked at the physiotherapist of the football player who wasscratchinghis head.
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The stressed fretting andscratchingand the iterative jumpiness in motion become less marked without slowing down, be it remarked.
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Not all of the samples photographed were perfectly prepared and a number show deepscratchingfrom sample polishing.
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