scruff
名詞
UK/skrʌf/
US/skrʌf/
定義 scruff 名詞
appearance
- Countableinformal
A person who is habitually untidy and unkempt in appearance.
He looked a bit of a scruff in that old jacket.
She doesn't care much about her appearance, her friends sometimes joke that she is a bit of a scruff.
Despite his scruffy appearance, he's actually a very intelligent man.
片語 scruff 名詞
- by the scruff of the/your neck
By the skin at the back of the neck, often used to indicate a forceful or rough way of moving or controlling someone or something.
• The guard grabbed the thief by the scruff of his neck and dragged him out of the store.