scuff

vt. 使磨损；践踏；拖着脚走

vi. 磨损；拖着脚走

n. 拖着脚走；磨损之处

中文词源

scuff 拖着脚走

来自 PIE*skeubh,推，挤，词源同 shove,shuffle.引申词义拖着脚走。

scuff (v.): 1768, "to walk (through or over something) without raising the feet," from Scottish, probably from a Scandinavian source related to Old Norse skufa, skyfa "to shove, push aside," from PIE *skeubh- "to shove" (see shove (v.)). Meaning "injure the surface of" is from 1897. Related: Scuffed; scuffing. As a noun from 1824.

1. shuffle => scuffle => scuff.2. 因为太挤、太混乱才会磨损，导致拖着脚走。

1. Constant wheelchair use will scuff almost any floor surface.: 任何地板上经常有轮椅走动几乎都会有所磨损。

3. If you scuff ( your feet ) like that, you'll wear the heels out.: 你那麽拖着脚走路, 就要把鞋跟磨坏了.