scruff
scruff — 名詞
- scruffsingular
- scruffsplural
1. the loose skin and fur on the rear part of an animal's neck, which a person can
頸背
動物頸後可抓握的鬆皮
the loose skin and fur on the rear part of an animal's neck, which a person can take hold of to lift or move the animal.
Tariro lifted the kitten gently by the scruff of its neck.
Tariro 輕輕抓住小貓的頸背把牠提起來。
by the scruff of [possessive] neck for grabbing
The mother cat carried each tiny kitten by the scruff.
母貓一隻一隻地咬著頸背叼起每隻小貓。
The farmer grabbed the puppy by the scruff and set it back in the pen.
農夫抓住小狗的頸背，把牠放回圍欄裡。
A guard dog can be calmed by a firm hand on the scruff of its neck.
只要一隻手穩穩按在頸背上，看門狗就能被安撫下來。
Maeve held the wriggling rabbit by the scruff so the vet could check it.
Maeve 抓住亂動的兔子的頸背，好讓獸醫檢查。
文法句型
by the scruff of the/one's neck
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed phrase 'by the scruff of the neck' (or 'of its/his/her neck'). Used of animals far more often than people; with people it suggests grabbing them roughly to control or remove them.
常見錯誤
2. someone who looks messy and unwashed, with dirty or careless clothes and a gener
邋遢鬼
穿著髒亂、外表不整潔的人
someone who looks messy and unwashed, with dirty or careless clothes and a generally neglected appearance.
Niran turned up to the interview looking like a total scruff.
Niran 來面試時看起來活像個十足的邋遢鬼。
look like a scruff for a messy appearance
Esteban called his brother a scruff for never ironing his shirts.
Esteban 因為哥哥從不燙襯衫，就叫他邋遢鬼。
The teacher told the scruff in the back row to tuck in his shirt.
老師叫後排那個邋遢鬼把襯衫塞好。
Yumi felt like a scruff next to her smartly dressed cousins at the wedding.
在婚禮上，Yumi 站在打扮得體的表親旁邊，覺得自己像個邋遢鬼。
用法筆記
Informal and chiefly British. Often mild or affectionate teasing rather than a serious insult. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense refers to a whole untidy person, never to a part of the neck.
常見錯誤
3. casual, shabby clothes that are too old or rough to wear for work, a special eve
破舊便服
破舊、不適合正式場合的便服
casual, shabby clothes that are too old or rough to wear for work, a special event, or any smart occasion.
Saira spent her whole Sunday lounging at home in her scruff.
Saira 整個星期天都穿著破舊便服在家裡懶散度過。
in [possessive] scruff for old casual clothes
Christopher painted the fence in an old pair of scruff he kept in the shed.
Christopher 穿著放在工具間的一套破舊便服去漆圍籬。
After the long flight, Defne changed out of her scruff before the meeting.
長途飛行後，Defne 在開會前換下了那身破舊便服。
We were all in our scruff for the muddy walk along the river.
我們全都穿著破舊便服，去河邊走那段泥濘的路。
- rags
stresses torn, very worn-out clothing; harsher than 'scruff'
- old clothes
plain everyday phrase; 'scruff' adds an informal, slightly self-mocking tone
- Sunday best
one's smartest clothes, kept for special occasions
用法筆記
Informal British, and fairly rare. Treated as uncountable, like 'old clothes'. Distinguish from sense 2: this names the clothes themselves, not the person wearing them.