English Dictionary

scratchy

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈskɹæt͡ʃi/

形容詞

症状 くだけた表現 アナログ無線通信 前置詞句

Characterized by scratches. / (chiefly of a sore throat) Annoying, irritating, itchy.

日本語の意味

ひっかかれるような、ざらざらした感触がある / （主に喉の痛みで）イライラさせる、刺激的な、かゆみを伴う

The scratchy leather suitcase bore the faint scars of many journeys.

引っかき傷で覆われた革のスーツケースには、幾度もの旅のかすかな痕跡が残っていた。

意味（1）

Characterized by scratches.

An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.

意味（2）

(chiefly of a sore throat) Annoying, irritating, itchy.

意味（3）

(informal, of an analogue radio transmission) Noisy, lossy; marred by white noise or static as a result of poor or low signal, interference or unfavourable atmospheric conditions.

The FM station two hundred miles away was receivable, but the audio was too scratchy to positively identify.

意味（4）

(of a phonograph record) Having popping and/or crackling sounds due to excessive wear, especially from scratch marks.

Once he almost fell asleep, and then the little record player started up in his mother and father's bedroom. Mom was playing her scratchy Elvis 45s again.

scratchier （ comparative ）

scratchiest （ superlative ）