Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6181
scramble
争夺;争抢;忙乱
A frantic period of competitive activity.
- 1.
A rush or hurry, especially making use of the limbs against a surface.
匆忙或急忙,尤其是用四肢在表面上移动
- 2.
An emergency defensive air force mission to intercept attacking enemy aircraft.
拦截敌方飞机的紧急防御性空军任务
- 3.
A motocross race.
越野摩托车比赛
- 4.
Any frantic period of competitive activity.
任何疯狂的竞争活动时期
- 5.
An impromptu maneuver or run by a quarterback, attempting to gain yardage or avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
四分卫即兴的动作或跑动,试图获得码数或避免在争球线后被擒抱
- 6.
A statistic used in assessing a player's short game, consisting of a chip or putt from under 50 yards away that results in requiring one putt or less on the green.
评估球员短杆技术的统计指标,指从50码以内切球或推杆后只需一推或更少
- 7.
A variant of golf in which each player in a team tees off on each hole, and the players decide which shot was best. Every player then plays their second shot from within a club length of where the best ball has come to rest, and the procedure is repeated until the hole is finished.
一种高尔夫球变体,每个队员在每个洞都开球,球员决定哪个球最好,然后每个球员从最佳球停下的位置一杆距离内打第二杆,重复此过程直到完成该洞
- 8.
A dish (meal) involving scrambled eggs and a hodgepodge of complementary ingredients, usually closer to a casserole than to an omelette.
包含炒蛋及多种配料的菜肴(通常更接近砂锅而非煎蛋卷)
- 9.
A venue where enslaved people were auctioned during the Atlantic slave trade.
大西洋奴隶贸易期间拍卖奴隶的场所
攀爬;手脚并用地爬;紧急起飞;紧急升空;炒蛋杂烩;什锦炒蛋;越野摩托车赛;奴隶拍卖场
In use
There was a mad scramble for the best seats when the doors opened.
The children made a scramble for the candy that fell on the floor.
The morning commute is always a scramble to get to work on time.
Connections
Collocations
- a scramble for
- 争夺
- There was a scramble for the last remaining tickets.为了最后剩下的票发生了一场争夺。
- a mad scramble
- 疯狂的争夺
- The announcement triggered a mad scramble to buy the new product.这一声明引发了一场疯狂争夺购买新产品的热潮。
- a scramble to
- 争先恐后地做某事
- There was a scramble to finish the project before the deadline.大家都在争先恐后地赶在截止日期前完成项目。
- a desperate scramble
- 绝望的挣扎/慌乱
- The team made a desperate scramble to score before the end of the game.球队在比赛结束前绝望地拼抢试图得分。
Idioms & figurative uses
- scramble for
- 争夺Journalists scrambled for the latest news.记者们争相获取最新消息。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一群人攀爬(scramble)争夺山顶的旗帜,场面混乱,手脚并用,就像‘死磕烂爬’。中间有‘ram’(公羊)猛冲,更显混乱。
Context & Register
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Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'scramble' (pronounced /ˈskræmbl/) as they share the /æmbl/ suffix. Be cautious: words like 'trample' and 'sample' spelled similarly but pronounced with /æmpl/, not /æmbl/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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