scrape² n [C] 1 slight damage caused by rubbing against a rough surface 擦伤，刮破: She wasn't seriously hurt — only a few cuts and scrapes. 她伤得不重 — 只是割破了几个地方，还蹭破了点皮。 2informal a difficult or dangerous situation that you have caused yourself 【非正式】 〔自己造成的〕困境: He got into all sorts of scrapes as a boy. 他小时候惹出过各种麻烦。