1710, "affected with 'the scratch,'" a skin disease, from scratch (n.1) + -y (2). Meaning "composed of scratches" is from 1827; that of "grating" is from 1866. Of sounds (especially in reproduction) from 1889. Related: Scratchiness.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Listening to the scratchy recording, I recognized Walt Whitman immediately.
聽(tīng)到沙啞的錄音，我立刻知道那是沃爾特·惠特曼。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Wool is so scratchy that it irritates the skin.
毛料衣服太扎人，令皮膚很不舒服。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. a scratchy recording of Mario Lanza
一盤(pán)有雜音的馬里奧?蘭扎演唱錄音帶
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. Scratchy and dictatorial, he began to question her.
他開(kāi)始咄咄逼人地追問(wèn)起她來(lái).
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. He a runny nose, sneezing or a scratchy throat.