rake词组,隐喻,短语

rake

rakerake[reɪk],rake sth 'in (informal)1.■to earn large amounts of money without difficulty轻易地赚大钱:The company rakes in about ￡190 million.公司轻松地赚了大概1.9 亿英镑。Since she moved to London she’s been raking it in .她从搬到伦敦以来钱赚得数不清。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+pron+adv ◆ v+n+adv (less frequent),rake 'over sth (BrE, informal, disapproving)2.■to examine sth that happened in the past in great detail and keep talking about it, when it should be forgotten翻开﹙前尘旧事﹚；在﹙往事﹚上纠缠:There’s no point in raking over the events of the past.活在往事里是没有意义的。[OBJ]the past[G]v+preprake over old 'coals/ 'ashes3.■to discuss sth that happened in the past in detail, when it should be forgotten﹙无谓地﹚重提旧事rake sb over the 'coals(AmE) (BrE haul sb over the 'coals)4.■to criticize sb severely because they have done sth wrong严厉训斥﹙或斥责﹚,rake sth 'up 5.■to talk about sth unpleasant that has happened in the past, which people would like to forget重提﹙令人不快的﹚往事:I didn’t come here to rake up old arguments.我来这里不是要重提以前的争吵。6.■to collect sth into a pile using a tool with a long handle and a row of metal points at the end (a rake )用耙子使……聚拢；把……耙成堆:I raked up all the leaves.我把树叶全耙拢了。[G]v+adv+n ◆ v+n/pron+adv