- (摩擦) rub:
strike a match;
擦根火柴
rubbing one's hands together;
摩拳擦掌
- (用布、 手巾等摩擦使干净; 揩拭; 抹) wipe; scrub; clean:
mop [scrub] the floor;
擦地板
wipe the sweat away;
擦汗
- (涂抹; 搽) spread on; put on:
grease a machine; oil a machine;
给机器擦油
apply iodine to a wound;
给伤口擦碘酒
- (贴着或靠近) brush; shave:
He brushed past me in a very rude way.
他粗鲁地从我身边擦过。
The swallow shaved the top of a tree.
燕子擦着树梢飞过。
- (把瓜果等放在礤床上来回摩擦,使成细丝) scrape (into shreds):
shred turnips
把萝卜擦成丝儿