rake
[reɪk] noun countable
TOOL 工具
■a garden tool with a long handle and long pointed metal parts sticking out in a row at the bottom, used for making the earth level or for collecting leaves, etc. 耙子
[reɪk] noun countable
MAN 男人 old-fashioned
■a man, especially one who is rich or with a high social position, who lives in an immoral way, especially having sex with a lot of women 花花公子，好色之徒，浪荡子
[reɪk] noun countable
SLOPE 斜度
■a slope 斜度；倾角
[reɪk] verb
SEARCH 搜寻
intransitive + adverb or preposition
■to search in a container by moving the contents around quickly 搜寻；搜翻；搜索•He raked about in the drawer looking for his passport.他在抽屉中翻来翻去找他的护照。 •I've raked through the cupboard but I can't find my tennis racket.我把橱柜翻了个遍，可就是找不到我的网球拍。
[reɪk] verb
USE TOOL 使用工具
intransitive or transitive
■to use a rake to make earth level or to collect leaves （用耙子）耙，耙平；（把叶子）耙在一起•In the autumn I rake (up) the dead leaves.秋天，我用耙子将落叶耙集成堆。 •Rake (over) the soil before planting the seeds.在播种之前要把土壤耙平整。
[reɪk] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] rake sth in
■to earn or get a large amount of money 轻易赚（很多钱）；赚大钱•He rakes in over £100 000 a year.他一年能赚十多万英镑。 •She's really raking it in (= making a lot of money).她真赚大钱了。
[reɪk] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] rake sth out UK
■to look for something and find it, usually among various things you have stored （通常指从很多东西中）找出，翻出•I raked this old blanket out for camping.我翻出这块旧毯子以备露营之用。
[reɪk] verb
Phrasal Verbs rake over sth
■to keep talking or thinking about an unpleasant event or experience 不断重提（不愉快的事情）；对（不愉快的往事）耿耿于怀；念念不忘•He keeps on raking over his divorce, when really he should be getting on with his life.他本该重新开始新的生活，可他老是陷在离婚的阴影中不能解脱。
[reɪk] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] rake sth up
■to talk again about a past event or experience which should be forgotten, because it upsets or annoys someone else 提及（令别人烦恼的往事）；揭（疮疤）；翻（旧帐）•She's always raking up the past/that old quarrel.她老翻旧帐，提以前／多少年前的那次争吵。
[reɪk] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] rake sth/sb up
■to get the things or people you need, with difficulty or by looking in various places 勉强拼凑；四处搜集凑得•I'm trying to rake up some people to play football on Saturday - do you want to come along?我正四处找人星期六踢球呢——你想去吗？ |