scruff
noun uk/skrʌf/ us/skrʌf/
(NECK)
by the scruff of the/your neck 抓着…的颈背
by the skin at the back of the neck
Cats carry their kittens by the scruff of the neck. 猫提小猫时叼它的颈背。
I took/grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and threw him out of the hall. 我揪住他的脖子把他扔出了大厅。
(PERSON)
[ C ] UK informal邋遢的人
a dirty and untidy person
I feel a bit of a scruff in my jeans. 我穿着牛仔裤感觉有些邋遢。