Scarify
['skærɪfaɪ;'skeərɪ-] or ['skɛrɪfaɪ]
解释:
(verb.) puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals; 'The men in some African tribes scarify their faces'.
(verb.) break up; 'scarify soil'.
(verb.) scratch the surface of; 'scarify seeds'.
埃塞雷德编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein.
(v. t.) To stir the surface soil of, as a field.
巴兹尔录入
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Cut, scratch, incise, Irritate, torment
ANT:Heal, salve, soothe, mollify, assuage
编辑:斯坦利
解释:
v.t. to scratch or slightly cut the skin to make small cuts with a lancet so as to draw blood: to loosen and stir together the soil: to harrow the feelings:—pa.t. and pa.p. scar′ifīed.—ns. Scarificā′tion act of scarifying; Scarificā′tor an instrument with several lancets for scarifying or making slight incisions in the operation of cupping; Scar′ifier one who scarifies: an instrument used for scarifying the soil esp. a grubber with prongs.
道格拉斯校对