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scar·i·fy /ˈskeərɪfaɪ, ˈskærɪfaɪ $ ˈsker-, ˈskær-/ verb (scarified, scarifying, scarifies) [transitive] 1. TTRto break and make loose the surface of a road or field using a pointed tool 〔用尖锐的工具〕挖开，翻松〔路面、田地〕2. formalCRITICIZE to criticize someone very severely 严厉批评→ See Verb tableOrigin scarify (1300-1400) French scarifier, from Latin scarifare, from Greek skariphasthai “to draw a line on a surface”scar·i·fy verbChineseSyllable loose and Corpus to the make break surface |