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a scrabble for sth
作名词时表示‘争夺、乱抢’，常与 for 连用，强调争夺的对象。
There was a scrabble for the last ticket.
大家争抢最后一张票。
争夺；混乱
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争夺；混乱
A scramble; a confused or hurried struggle.
There was a scrabble for the last ticket.
大家争抢最后一张票。
争夺；混乱。
A scramble.
After the final whistle, there was a mad scrabble for the ball.
终场哨声一响，大家疯狂地争抢那个球。
The sudden rain caused a scrabble to get the laundry inside.
突降的大雨让大家一阵手忙脚乱，抢着把晾着的衣服收进屋里。
In the crowded kitchen, dinner became a scrabble for the last serving.
在拥挤的厨房里，晚餐变成了一场对最后一份食物的争夺。
作名词时表示‘争夺、乱抢’，常与 for 连用，强调争夺的对象。
There was a scrabble for the last ticket.
大家争抢最后一张票。
用不定式说明忙乱或争夺的目的，前面通常有不定冠词 a。
It was a scrabble to finish the work on time.
按时完成工作真是一场忙乱。
Not this
There was scrabble for the last ticket.
Use this
There was a scrabble for the last ticket.
scrabble 在这个义项（争夺）是可数名词单数，前边必须有不定冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，容易漏掉。
Not this
There was a scrabble of the last ticket.
Use this
There was a scrabble for the last ticket.
表达“争夺某物”时，scrabble 后用介词 for，而不是 of。of 表所属关系，不符合“为得到…而争抢”的意思。
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抢票的混乱场面
There was a wild scrabble for tickets when the box office opened.
售票处一开门，人们便疯狂地争抢门票。
对权力的争夺
The company's restructuring led to a scrabble for power among executives.
公司的重组引发了高管之间的权力争夺。
为生存而挣扎
Many small shops face a daily scrabble for survival.
许多小店每天都面临着为生存而挣扎的处境。
疯狂的争抢
In the frantic scrabble to board the train, someone dropped their suitcase.
在疯狂争抢上火车的过程中，有人丢了手提箱。
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scrabble 里有 rabble（乌合之众）：想象一群乱民乱抓争夺，场面混乱。
语域：informal 常见场景：新闻报道、日常口语 scrabble 作名词表示“争夺、混乱”时，多用于非正式或口语化表达，通常描述为了得到某物而争抢、忙乱的局面。
真正押韵：babble、dabble、gabble、rabble 都以重读元音 /æ/ 加 /bəl/ 结尾，并与 scrabble 共享 -abble 拼写。注意拼写相近的 scribble /ˈskrɪbəl/ 和 scramble /ˈskræmbəl/ 读音不同：scribble 的元音是 /ɪ/，scramble 在 /b/ 前多一个 /m/，它们都不与 scrabble 押韵。
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