| 单词 | rake |
| 释义 | noun | verb rakerake1 /reɪk/ noun 1 [countable] a tool with a row of metal teeth at the end of a long handle, used for making soil level, gathering up dead leaves, etc.2[countable] old-fashioned a man who behaves in an unacceptable way, having many sexual relationships, wasting money, drinking too much alcohol, etc.3[countable] a stick used by a croupier for gathering in the chips at a table where games are played for money4[singular] the angle of a slope: the rake of the stage noun | verb rakerake2 verb 1 (also rake up) [intransitive, transitive] to move a rake across a surface in order to make the soil level, gather dead leaves, etc.: Her husband was outside raking leaves.2[intransitive always + adv./prep.] to search a place very carefully for something: rake through/around I’ve been raking through my drawers looking for those tickets.3[transitive] formal a)to fire bullets, shells, etc. over a wide area by slowly moving a gun so that it points from one side to another: Guerrillas raked the room with gunfire. b)to affect a wide area by moving a camera, a strong light, your eyes, etc. across that area4rake somebody over the coals to criticize someone severely for something he or she has done5rake your fingers/nails to pull your fingers or nails through something or across a surface: Ken raked his fingers through his hair.6rake (the) ashes/coals to push a stick backward and forward in a fire in order to make the fire go outrake something ↔ in phrasal verb informal to earn a lot of money without trying very hard: He rakes in about $5,000 a week. The movie is still raking it in at the box office.rake something ↔ up phrasal verb informal to talk about something from the past that people would rather not remember SYN dredge up |
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