Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense rakes, present participle raking, past tense, past participle raked
1N-COUNT (长柄的)耙子,钉齿耙 A rake is a garden tool consisting of a row of metal or wooden teeth attached to a long handle. You can use a rake to make the earth smooth and level before you put plants in, or to gather leaves together. (长柄的)耙子,钉齿耙
2VERB 耙松;耙平 If you rake a surface, you move a rake across it in order to make it smooth and level. 耙松;耙平
Rake the soil, press the seed into it, then cover it lightly. [VERB noun]
4VERB (用枪或光)扫射,扫过 If someone rakes an area with gunfire or with light, they cover it thoroughly by moving the gun or the light across from one side of the area to another. (用枪或光)扫射,扫过
Planes dropped bombs and raked the beach with machine gun fire. [VERB noun with noun]
飞机投下炸弹,并用机关枪扫射海滩。
The caravan was raked with bullets. [VERB noun with noun]
车队遭到了子弹扫射。
The headlights raked across a painted sign. [VERB prep.]
7N-COUNT 放荡的人;浪子;流氓 If you call a man a rake, you mean that he is rather immoral, for example because he gambles, drinks, or has sexual relationships with many women. 放荡的人;浪子;流氓 [old-fashioned, disapproval]