[mass noun]the action or sound of something scraping or being scraped 刮擦;刮擦声 the scraping of the spoon in the bowl. 勺刮碗的声音。 [in sing.]there was a scraping of chairs. 有椅子的刮擦声。 ■[count noun](一般作 scrapings)a small amount of something that has been obtained by scraping it from a surface 从表面刮下来的一点东西,刮屑 I got some scrapings from under the girl's fingernails. 我得到从那女孩的指甲下刮下一点东西。