scruff

英 [skrʌf]

美 [skrʌf]

n.  邋遢的人

复数：scruffs　过去分词：scruffed　现在分词：scruffing　过去式：scruffed　

BNC.20339 / COCA.29208

习惯用语

n.

by the scruff of the/sb's neck
• 揪着动物（或人）的脖颈儿
  roughly holding the back of an animal's or person's neck
• She grabbed him by the scruff of the neck and threw him out.
  她一把抓住他的脖子，将他扔了出去。

牛津词典

noun

• 邋遢的人
  a dirty or untidy person

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE (从后面)揪住脖颈,抓住衣领
  If someone takes youby the scruff oftheneck, they take hold of the back of your neck or collar suddenly and roughly.
  1. He picked the dog up by the scruff of the neck.
     他一把抓住狗的脖子把它拎起来。

英英释义

noun

• the back side of the neck
  Synonym:napenucha

双语例句

• She grabbed me by the scruff of my neck and threw me out.
  她抓着我的颈背把我扔了出去。
• He picked the dog up by the scruff of the neck.
  他一把抓住狗的脖子把它拎起来。
• Cats carry their kittens by the scruff of the neck.
  猫叼住小猫的颈背把它们四处携带。
• Hagrid seized Harry by the scruff of the neck and pulled him away from the witch, knocking the tray right out of her hands.
  海格揪住哈利的后脖颈把他从老巫婆身边拉开，然后一挥手打落了她手里的盘子。
• We have players who can grab a game by the scruff of the neck, from normal play or dead-ball situations.
  我们有能改变比赛的球员，不管是普通情况还是逆境中。
• And sometimes when Griz tries to pick up Cat by the scruff of the cat's neck, he winds up grabbing Cat's whole head.
  有时候灰熊叼住猫猫的颈背，要把它举起来，可却叼住了猫猫的整个脑袋。
• He picked me up by the scruff of the neck.
  他抓住我的后颈把我提了起来。
• 4-Aminopyridine ( 4-AP) 1 mg · kg-1 sc at the scruff induced a licking response in mice.
  4-氨基吡啶（4-AP）1mg·kg~（-1）颈背部sc能诱发小鼠舔体反应，该反应可被苯海拉明、氯苯那敏或阿司咪唑所抑制。
• Those old jeans make you look a terrible scruff!
  那些旧牛仔裤使你看上去非常邋遢！
• Unable to take care of the filthy man in front of him, officer Zhuang became furious and grabbed him by the scruff of the neck, yanking him up.
  庄警官大怒，顾不上眼前的男子衣着肮脏，一把抓住他胸口的衣襟，将男子揪了起来。