rake
n
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(a) long-handled tool with a row of prongs at the end for drawing together fallen leaves, smoothing soil, etc 耙子.
(b) similar mechanical farm tool on wheels, usu for gathering hay, etc 耙機(有輪, 通常用以收集乾草等).
2 similar implement, used eg by a croupier for drawing in money at a gambling table 錢耙(賭桌主持人收取錢用的). rake, v
1 [I, Tn, Cn.a]
use a rake on (sth); level (sth) with a rake 用耙子耙(某物); 用耙子耙平(某物)
I was busy raking. 我在忙著用耙子干活.
rake the soil (smooth), eg before planting seeds 把地耙平(如在播種以前).
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) remove ashes from (a fire, kiln, etc) 將灰從(爐、 等)里耙出來.
3 [Tn] fire a gun at or point a camera, telescope, etc at (sth) while moving it from one side to the other (用槍、 照相機、 望遠鏡等)掃射, 掃拍, 掃視(某物)
rake the enemy lines with machine-gun fire 用機槍掃射敵人的防線
The bird-watcher raked the trees with his binoculars. 觀察野鳥的人用雙筒望遠鏡掃視樹木.
4 (idm 習語) rake over old `ashes revive (usu unpleasant) memories of the past 回想起(通常指不愉快的)往事.
5 (phr v) rake about/around (for sth) search carefully 仔細搜尋
We raked around in the files, but couldn't find the letter. 我們翻遍了文件夾, 怎麼也找不到那封信. rake sth/it in (infml 口) earn a lot of (money, etc) 掙大量的(錢等)
raking in the profits 掙得大量利潤
She gets tips as well as her wages, so she's really raking it in. 她又領工資又收小費, 真賺了不少錢. rake sth together, up, etc move sth together, up, etc with a rake 用耙把某物耙在一起、 耙成一堆等
rake together dead leaves (into a heap) 把枯葉耙到一起(聚成一堆)
rake hay up 把乾草耙成一堆
rake the cut grass off the lawn 把刈下的草耙出草坪. rake sb/sth together/up (infml 口) collect (people or things) with difficulty 費力地湊集(人或物)
We need to rake up two more players to form a team. 我們需要物色兩名隊員才能湊成一個隊.
I couldn't rake together enough money for a new bike. 我湊不夠買一輛新自行車的錢. rake sth up (infml 口) remind people of (sth that it would be better to forget) 使人回想起(最好不再想起的事)
rake up old quarrels, grievances, etc 重新提起舊日的爭吵事、 冤情等
Don't rake up the past. 別再提那些往事了.
rake n (dated 舊) man, esp a rich and fashionable one, who lives a wild immoral life 過放蕩生活的男子(尤指時髦的富人); 浪子.
rake n [sing]
(a) backward slope, eg of a ship's mast or funnel or of a driver's seat 後傾(如船的桅桿或煙囪或司機座椅等的).
(b) downward slope of a stage in a theatre, ie towards the audience (劇院舞臺的)前傾(即向觀眾一方傾斜). rake, v [I, Tn]
be or place (sth) at a sloping angle 傾斜; 使(某物)傾斜
The stage rakes steeply. 這舞臺坡度很大.
The seat back is raked for extra comfort. 這椅背向後傾斜更加舒適.
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rake-lake:湖里的花(r), 耙子來耙
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*[reik]n. 耙子, 錢耙, 斜度, 浪子vt. 搜索, 掠過, (用耙子)耙, (使)傾斜vi. 搜索, 掠過, (用耙子)耙, (使)傾斜【化】 耙【經】 搜索, 拼命收集相關詞組: rake sth up rake up the past rake sth in