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start from scratch
start from scratch - Comes from giving handicaps to some competitors in racing; a contestant who starts from scratch (a line scratched in the turf or gravel) is the one who has no special advantage.See also related terms for starts.Translationsscratch (skrӕtʃ) verb1. to mark or hurt by drawing a sharp point across. The cat scratched my hand; How did you scratch your leg?; I scratched myself on a rose bush. 抓傷 抓破2. to rub to relieve itching. You should try not to scratch insect bites. 搔抓 搔3. to make by scratching. He scratched his name on the rock with a sharp stone. 刻劃 刻划4. to remove by scratching. She threatened to scratch his eyes out. 抓取 勾掉, ，抓 5. to withdraw from a game, race etc. That horse has been scratched. (使)退出比賽 退出比赛 noun1. a mark, injury or sound made by scratching. covered in scratches; a scratch at the door. 抓痕，抓傷，刮抓聲 抓痕，抓伤，刮擦声 2. a slight wound. I hurt myself, but it's only a scratch. 擦傷 擦伤3. in certain races or competitions, the starting point for people with no handicap or advantage. (某些速度賽或競賽中，無差點或領先參賽者的)起點 起跑线ˈscratchy adjective 潦草的 潦草的ˈscratchiness noun 潦草 潦草scratch the surface to deal too slightly with a subject. We started to discuss the matter, but only had time to scratch the surface. 粗淺探討 对...作肤浅的探讨start from scratch to start (an activity etc) from nothing, from the very beginning, or without preparation. He now has a very successful business but he started from scratch. 從零開始 从零开始up to scratch at or to the required or satisfactory standard. Your work does not come up to scratch. 達到標準 准备好，达到标准 start from scratch
start from scratchTo begin from the very beginning without the aid or advantage of something that is already prepared or completed. A noun or pronoun can be used between "start" and "from." The folder with my outline and notes got deleted, so now I have to start the whole project again from scratch. We don't have time to start from scratch, so let's just use some cake mix from a box.See also: scratch, startstart from scratchto start from the very beginning; to start from nothing. Whenever I bake a cake, I start from scratch. I never use a cake mix in a box. I built every bit of my own house. I started from scratch and did everything with my own hands.See also: scratch, startstart from scratch, toTo begin from nothing at all, without having a head start or some other advantage. This term comes from racing, where a horse or runner is said to start from scratch when starting from the usual point—that is, the line “scratched” (marked) on the course—while others may be starting ahead with a handicap. The term was transferred to other bare beginnings by the twentieth century. George Orwell used it in Coming Up for Air (1939): “We’d no fishing tackle of any kind. . . . We had to start from scratch.” See also: startstart from scratchStart at the beginning with no advantage. The scratch line was a stripe across the ground where a race began. Starting from scratch meant having no advantage against others in the race where handicaps allowed some entrants shorter distances to run.See also: scratch, startEncyclopediaSeescratch |