vt.

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

   他炸马铃薯前先将马铃薯刮皮。

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

   玛丽从自行车上摔下来擦伤了膝盖。

4. 刮擦……使发出刺耳声[（+on/against）]
   Don't scrape your feet on the floor.

   不要用脚摩擦地板发出刺耳的声音。

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

   这孩子在沙中刨了一个洞。

6. 【口】（艰难地）凑集，积攒；勉强过日子[（+up/together）]
   He has scraped together enough money to buy a car.

   他已凑足了买一辆汽车的钱。

vi.

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

   竹子擦着房子的后墙。

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

   椅子在地板上拖得吱吱的响。

3. 贴近而过；勉强通过[Q][（+along/through）]
   He heard the scrape of footsteps up the stairs.

   他听到有人上楼的嚓嚓的脚步声。

   He scraped through the narrow opening.

   他勉强钻过狭窄的开口处。

4. （艰难地）积攒钱财；勉强过日子[（+ by/along）]
   They often get into scrapes.

   他们常常陷入窘境。

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

   这家人只能勉强度日，但从没有要过救济。

n.[C]

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

   他从自行车上摔下来，擦破了膝盖。

3. 刮擦声
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.