词汇 | scrabbly |
释义 | scrabbly adjective uk /ˈskræb.əl.i/ us /ˈskræb.əl.i/ scrabblyadjective (NOISE)making a noise like fingers quickly trying to find something, or like an animal rubbing something with its claws(= sharp nails): The noise seemed to be too scrabbly for a rat. The child was carrying a scrabbly animal in a cardboard box. He was suddenly woken by a scrabbly, scratchy animal running across his feet. Scratching and rubbing abrade abrasion buff chafe chaff erode erosive grind rasp regrind rub rub something down rubdown scour scrape scratch scuff smooth towel wear (something) away scrabblyadjective (BARE)Land that is scrabbly is hard with bad soil, not many plants growing on it, and lots of small stones: We were travelling on a scrabbly dirt road. We had to leave the scrabbly path to reach the top of the mountain. The horse plodded across the hard, scrabbly ground. They lived in a small house with a scrabbly dirt garden. Fertile or infertile land barrenly barrenness bottomland bread basket cultivable fertile fertility granary hardscrabble hospitable hostile luscious lush lushly sterile uncultivable uncultivated unfertile unfertilized unfruitful Related wordscrabble |
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