He scratched himself under his arm. [VERB pronoun-reflexive]

他在胳膊下面挠了挠。

The old man lifted his cardigan to scratch his side. [VERB noun]

老人撩起开襟毛衣挠了挠身体的一侧。

I had to wear long sleeves to stop myself scratching. [VERB]

我只好穿上长袖衣服以免自己挠痒。

The branches tore at my jacket and scratched my hands and face. [VERB noun]

树枝刮破了我的夹克，划伤了我的手和脸。

Knives will scratch the worktop. [VERB noun]

小刀会在工作台上留下划痕。

The seven-year-old was found crying with scratches on his face and neck. [+ on/to]

那名 7 岁男孩被发现时正在哭泣，脸部和颈部都有划伤。

I pointed to a number of scratches in the tile floor.

我指向地板砖上的一道道划痕。

Building a home from scratch can be both exciting and challenging.

建立一个全新的家庭既让人兴奋又富于挑战。

Hong Kong's manufacturing industry did not start from scratch in the post-war period.

战后，香港制造业的兴起并非从零开始。

The Institute spends a lot of time scratching its head about how to boost American productivity.

该协会花费大量时间苦苦思索如何提高美国的生产力。

Officials say they've only scratched the surface of the drug problem. [+ of]

官员们说他们只是触及了毒品问题的表面。

We had only two weeks to tour Malaysia, which was hardly enough time to scratch the surface.

我们只有两周的时间游览马来西亚，连走马观花都来不及。

My mother always made me feel I wasn't coming up to scratch.

母亲总是使我觉得自己不够优秀。