/skreɪp ||; skrep/verb1 [T] scrape sth (down/out/off) to remove sth from a surface by moving a sharp edge across it firmly 刮；削；刮净: Scrape all the mud off your boots before you come in. 你进来前先刮去靴上的泥。
2 [T] scrape sth (against/along/on sth) to damage or hurt sth by rubbing it against sth rough or hard 擦破；擦伤: Mark fell and scraped his knee. 马克跌倒了，擦破了膝盖。Sunita scraped the car against the wall. 苏尼塔开车擦到墙。
3 [I,T] scrape (sth) against/along/on sth to rub (sth) against sth and make a sharp unpleasant noise 刮擦而发出刺耳的声音: The branches scraped against the window. 树枝刮擦窗户发出刺耳的声音。
4 [T] to manage to get or win sth with difficulty 艰难地获得或赢得: I just scraped a pass in the maths exam. 我勉强通过数学考试。
scrape by to manage to live on the money you have, but with difficulty 勉强维持生计:
We can just scrape by on my salary. 我们靠我的薪金只能勉强维持生计。 scrape through (sth) to succeed in doing sth with difficulty 勉强成功；好不容易才（做了某事）:
to scrape through an exam (= just manage to pass it) 勉强通过考试 scrape sth together/up to get or collect sth together with difficulty 勉强得到；好不容易才筹集到