scrat
scrat — verb
- scratpresent simple I / you / we / they
- scrats3rd person singular
- scratting-ing form
- scrattedpast simple
1. to rub a surface or skin with nails or something sharp so that it is marked, scr
to rub a surface or skin with nails or something sharp so that it is marked, scraped, or slightly damaged
Be careful not to scrat the piano lid when you move the lamp.
transitive: scrat + surface object
The terrier scrats at the back gate whenever it hears the milk van.
intransitive: scrat + at + surface
Eric tried to scrat the dried paint off the window with a coin.
A loose nail can scrat your arm as you squeeze past the fence.
文法句型
scrat + noun (surface/skin)
scrat + at + surface
scrat + noun + off + surface
用法筆記
The object can be the surface that gets marked or the material being rubbed off. Context shows whether the action leaves a scratch-like mark or removes something from the surface.
scrat — noun
1. a very small amount, or something so slight that people hardly think it matters
a very small amount, or something so slight that people hardly think it matters
After the children finished the cake, not a scrat was left on the plate.
negative pattern: not a scrat
The landlord would not lower the rent by a scrat, even for long-term tenants.
amount pattern: by a scrat
Compared with the hospital bill, the taxi fare was a scrat.
For a company that size, the argument about one missing spoon was a scrat.
文法句型
a scrat
not a scrat
by a scrat
用法筆記
This noun is often used to play down size or importance. It commonly appears when someone says almost nothing is left, or when a cost or problem seems too small to matter.