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- to rub; to scratch
- to wipe; to polish
- to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
- to brush (past)
- to shred (a vegetable etc)
Trad. 擦傷
- to abrade; to scrape; to chafe; to graze
- abrasion; friction burn; scratch
- to sideswipe (a car etc)
- to generate (sparks) by striking a flint; (fig.) to produce (sth novel) through interaction
Trad. 擦邊
- to make light contact with the edge of sth
- (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age); to be close to (danger)
- (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)
- to wipe one’s ass
- (fig.) (coll.) to clean up sb else's mess
Trad. 擦邊球
- (table tennis) edge ball
- (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable
Trad. 打擦邊球
- to bend the rules
- to skirt around the issue
- to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
- to be on one's guard
- to be clear-eyed
Trad. 擦槍走火
- to shoot accidentally while polishing a gun
- (fig.) a minor incident that sparks a war
Trad. 擦肩而過
- to brush past; to pass by (sb)
- (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death)
- fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
- to roll up one's sleeves for battle
- eager to get into action or start on a task