scratch
- n. 擦傷；抓痕；刮擦聲；亂寫
- adj. 打草稿用的；湊合的；碰巧的
- vt. 抓；刮；挖出；亂涂
- vi. 抓；搔；發刮擦聲；勉強糊口；退出比賽
詞組搭配
scratch a — and find a —
used to suggest that an investigation of someone or something soon reveals their true nature
[指揭露某人（或某事）真面目的調查]除去…的假象你將發現…的本質
they believe that if you scratch a homophobe, you'll probably find a racist.
他們確信如果你剝去一個厭惡同性戀者的外衣，一個種族主義者的真面目就會暴露無遺。
scratch one's head
(informal)think hard in order to find a solution to something
(非正式)冥思苦想問題的解答
scratch the surface
deal with a matter only in the most superficial way
淺嘗；觸及表面
research has only scratched the surface of the paranormal.
研究僅涉及超正常范圍的表面。
initiate the briefest investigation to discover something concealed
進行簡短調查
they have a boring image but scratch the surface and it's fascinating.
它們有種令人生厭的形象，可是一旦調查起來，卻很令人著迷。
up to scratch
up to the required standard; satisfactory
達到標準；令人滿意的
her German was not up to scratch.
她的德語還不行。
you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
(proverb)if you do me a favour, I'll return it
(諺)你幫我，我幫你；投我以桃，報之以李
from scratch
From the very beginning.
最開始的
up to scratch【非正式用語】
Meeting the requirements.
符合要求的
In fit condition.
狀態良好的