from scratch

介词短语
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英文释义

介词短语
  1. From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation. idiomatic
    — There were so many errors in the program that the programmer decided to rewrite it from scratch.
  2. From basic materials or raw ingredients. idiomatic
    — She said she wanted to build a new house from scratch.

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the ground up scratch-built scratch made

词源

From the scratch drawn in the ground serving as the starting line of a foot race. A runner “starting from scratch” received no handicap, but started at the beginning of the course.
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