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

• Results The lesions were located in face ( 1 case), scruff ( 2 cases), hip ( 2 cases), back ( 3 cases), and thigh ( 7 cases), respectively.
  结果面部1例，后颈部和臀部各2例，腰背部3例，大腿7例。
• 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。
• 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。
• Thirdly, the author designed an airlift equipment for lifting the scruff on the base of theory analysis and research.
  在理论分析和研究的基础上，作者设计了一套适合该钢厂沉碴池清碴的气举装置。
• The cat picked up her kitten by the scruff of its neck.
  猫咬住幼崽的后颈把它叼了起来。
• He picked me up by the scruff of the neck.
  他抓住我的后颈把我提了起来。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。