Scuff



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. v. 拖着脚走, 磨损
• ［类］ scuff : abrasion / heat : vaporization ( 拖着走使磨损 / 加热使蒸发)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: origin unknown
• Date: 1768
• intransitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to walk without lifting the feet ; shuffle
    • b. to poke or shuffle a foot in exploration or embarrassment
  • 2. to become scratched, chipped, or roughened by wear <a countertop that won't scuff>
• transitive verb
  • 1. cuff III
  • 2.
    • a. to scrape (the feet) along a surface while walking or back and forth while standing
    • b. to poke at with the toe
  • 3. to scratch, gouge, or wear away the surface of <scuffed my shoes>

II. noun

• Date: 1899
• 1.
  • a. a noise of or as if of scuffing
  • b. the act or an instance of scuffing
  • c. a mark or injury caused by scuffing
• 2. a flat-soled slipper without quarter or heel strap — compare mule

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