scratch

引っかく、傷つける

鋭い物で表面に細い跡や浅い傷をつける。

やさしい英語で： You make a thin mark or shallow cut on something with a sharp object.

• Do not scratch the table.
• The cat scratched my hand.
• Her keys had scratched the paint on the door.

類義語： scrape

よく使う表現： scratch the surface, scratch a car, scratch something

かく

かゆいので、爪で皮膚をこする。

やさしい英語で： You rub your skin with your nails because it feels itchy.

• Please do not scratch that bite.
• He scratched his itchy arm.
• The dog was scratching behind its ear.

類義語： scrabble

よく使う表現： scratch your head, scratch an itch, scratch your back

ちくちくする、刺激する

ざらついた素材が肌にこすれて、不快感やかゆみを起こす。

やさしい英語で： Rough material rubs against your skin and makes it feel uncomfortable or itchy.

• This wool scratches my skin.
• The rough collar scratched his neck all day.
• Does that blanket scratch your legs?

類義語： irritate

よく使う表現： scratch your skin, scratch your neck, scratch someone

傷がつく

鋭い物がこすれると、表面に細い傷がつきやすい。

やさしい英語で： A surface gets thin marks easily when something sharp rubs against it.

• This plastic scratches easily.
• The polished surface scratched during transport.
• Will this coating scratch if I clean it?

類義語： get scratched

よく使う表現： scratch easily, scratch over time

傷、引っかき傷

鋭い物が表面をこすってできた、細い跡や浅い傷。

やさしい英語で： A thin mark or shallow cut left when something sharp rubs against a surface.

• There is a scratch on the door.
• My glasses have several scratches.
• The cat left a long scratch on my arm.

使い方： a scratch on something (I noticed a scratch on the screen.)

類義語： mark, scrape

よく使う表現： a deep scratch, scratch on something, a small scratch

一から

「from scratch」で、下準備や既製の材料なしに始めること。

やさしい英語で： The starting point before any work has been done or any prepared materials have been used.

• We made the soup from scratch.
• She built her business from scratch.
• After losing the file, I had to start from scratch.

使い方： from scratch (He learned to make bread from scratch.)

よく使う表現： from scratch, start from scratch, make from scratch

かすり傷

深刻ではない、ごく小さな傷。

やさしい英語で： A very small injury that is not serious.

• Do not worry; it is just a scratch.
• She escaped the crash without a scratch.
• He survived the fall with barely a scratch.

類義語： minor injury

よく使う表現： just a scratch, without a scratch, barely a scratch

かくこと

かゆみを抑えるために、爪で皮膚をこすること。

やさしい英語で： An act of rubbing your skin with your nails to stop an itchy feeling.

• The dog had a good scratch.
• He gave his itchy arm a quick scratch.
• A scratch behind the ears soon calmed the cat.

よく使う表現： a good scratch, a quick scratch, have a scratch