1. (长柄的）耙子，钉齿耙
    A rake is a garden tool consisting of a row of metal or wooden teeth attached to a long handle. You can use a rake to make the earth smooth and level before you put plants in, or to gather leaves together.

2. 耙松；耙平
    If you rake a surface, you move a rake across it in order to make it smooth and level.

    e.g. Rake the soil, press the seed into it, then cover it lightly...
           将土耙松，把种子种在土里，然后轻轻地盖上土。
    e.g. The beach is raked and cleaned daily.
           每天都有人把海滩耙平并且清理干净。

3. 用耙子耙（树叶、灰土等）
    If you rake leaves or ashes, you move them somewhere using a rake or a similar tool.

    e.g. I watched the men rake leaves into heaps...
           我看着那些人把叶子耙成堆。
    e.g. She raked out the ashes from the boiler.
           她把炉灰从锅炉里面耙了出来。

4. （用枪或光）扫射，扫过
    If someone rakes an area with gunfire or with light, they cover it thoroughly by moving the gun or the light across from one side of the area to another.

    e.g. Planes dropped bombs and raked the beach with machine gun fire...
           飞机投下炸弹，并用机关枪扫射海滩。
    e.g. The caravan was raked with bullets...
           车队遭到了子弹扫射。

5. （树枝或手指甲）刮擦，抓，划
    If branches or someone's finger nails rake your skin, they scrape across it.

    e.g. Ragged fingernails raked her skin...
           粗糙的指甲划过她的皮肤。
    e.g. He found the man's cheeks and raked them with his nails.
           他摸到了那人的脸颊并用指甲抓过去。

6. （在一堆东西中）搜索
    If you rake through a pile of objects or rubbish, you search through it thoroughly with your hands.

    e.g. Many can survive only by raking through dustbins.
           许多人靠在垃圾箱中寻食才能够活下来。

7. 放荡的人；浪子；流氓
    If you call a man a rake, you mean that he is rather immoral, for example because he gambles, drinks, or has sexual relationships with many women.

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