scratch — to damage a surface by rubbing something sharp against it
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to damage a surface by rubbing something sharp against it
Pronunciation (IPA): /skrætʃ/
Korean meaning: 긁다, 할퀴다
Korean pronunciation: 스크래치 (강세: 스크래치)
Example Sentences
- My cat scratched my favorite sofa again - I'm starting a scratched furniture museum!
- He scratched his lottery ticket and won enough money to buy more lottery tickets.
- The chef had to cook everything from scratch when the prepared ingredients were ruined.
scratch
VERB//skrætʃ//
to damage a surface by rubbing something sharp against it
The cat scratches deep marks into the leather armchair
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Perfect patch, perfect match, but one scratch ruins the catch!
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Origin
중세 영어 'scracchen'에서 유래되었으며, 고대 노르웨이어 'skratta'(긁다)와 관련이 있습니다. 동물이 발톱으로 긁는 행동에서 유래된 의성어적 특성을 가지고 있습니다.
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“My cat scratched my favorite sofa again - I'm starting a scratched furniture museum!”
“He scratched his lottery ticket and won enough money to buy more lottery tickets.”
“The chef had to cook everything from scratch when the prepared ingredients were ruined.”
“Don't scratch that itch - you'll only make it worse!”
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