A few chickens scratched around in the yard.

【scratch】几只小鸡在院子里抓抓刨刨。

The Victoria Advocate explains that winged fowl such as chickens or turkeys scratch around in the dirt looking for their food.

The Victoria Advocate解释称，像鸡或火鸡这样的有翼禽类会在泥土中到处抓来抓去地寻找食物。

They stroked Jack's smooth, brindled head and scratched around his ears, and told him how sorry they were that he must be chained.

他们抚摸着杰克长满斑纹的光滑脑袋， 抓挠着他的耳朵，告诉他他们多么抱歉他必须被锁起来。

Think, he told himself, his face in his hands, while all around him quills scratched out never-ending answers and the sand trickled through the hour-glass at the front . . .

快想啊，他用双手捂住脸告诉自己，这时候他周围的羽毛笔正在不断地写出答案，他前面沙漏中的沙子也正在慢慢地漏下去。