rake

中文： 耙

1. To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake. · She is raking the gravel path to keep it even.· We raked all the leaves into a pile.
2. Often followed by in: to gather (things which are apart) together, especially quickly. (figuratively, transitive) · The casino is just raking in the cash; it’s like a licence to print money.
3. Often followed by an adverb or preposition such as away, off, out, etc.: to drag or pull in a certain direction. (transitive)
4. To claw at; to scrape, to scratch; followed by away: to erase, to obliterate. (figuratively) · The cat’s sharp claws raked the side of my face.
5. Followed by up: to bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing information, past misdeeds, etc. (figuratively)
6. To search through (thoroughly). (figuratively)
7. To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire. (figuratively) · The enemy machine guns raked the roadway.
8. To fire upon an enemy vessel from a position in line with its bow or stern, causing one's fire to travel through the length of the enemy vessel for maximum damage. (figuratively)

复数 rake · He/she/it rakes · 过去式 raked · 过去分词 raked · -ing形式 raking