a scrum
scrum 是可数名词，可用不定冠词 a 修饰，复数形式为 scrums。
The referee ordered a scrum.
裁判判罚了一次并列争球。
拥挤混乱的人群。；橄榄球比赛中,所有前锋有组织地聚集在一起。；在敏捷软件开发(特别是Scrum或相关方法论)中,每日站会,每位开发者描述已完成工作、计划工作及遇到的障碍。；两个群体之间的敌对推搡。；(橄榄球中)扭夺
the method of starting play in rugby, in which forwards from each team lock arms and compete for the ball
拥挤混乱的人群。
A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
橄榄球比赛中,所有前锋有组织地聚集在一起。
In rugby union or rugby league, all the forwards joined together in an organised way.
在敏捷软件开发(特别是Scrum或相关方法论)中,每日站会,每位开发者描述已完成工作、计划工作及遇到的障碍。
In agile software development (specifically Scrum or related methodologies), a daily meeting in which each developer describes what they have been doing, what they plan to do next, and any impediments to progress.
两个群体之间的敌对推搡。
Hostile shoving between two groups.
The referee blew the whistle and the forwards formed a scrum.
裁判吹响哨子，前锋们列成并列争球。
用法提示：“scrum”在此作名词，表示橄榄球中的并列争球。
Both teams practiced their scrums before the big match.
两队在大赛前练习了他们的并列争球。
用法提示：此处“scrums”是“scrum”的复数形式，仍指并列争球。
The ball came out of the scrum and was quickly passed to the wing.
球从并列争球中出来，迅速传给了边锋。
用法提示：“scrum”作名词，指并列争球这一比赛环节。
scrum 是可数名词，可用不定冠词 a 修饰，复数形式为 scrums。
The referee ordered a scrum.
裁判判罚了一次并列争球。
表示“在争球中”时，常用介词 in。
Both teams fought hard in the scrum.
两队都在并列争球中奋力拼抢。
scrummage 是 scrum 的较正式全称，常见于规则或新闻报道；日常口语中多用 scrum。两者可互换，但 scrummage 语气更正式。
grammar · medium
易错句子The referee called scrum to restart the game.
正确表达The referee called a scrum to restart the game.
scrum 是可数名词，单数形式前需要不定冠词 a；汉语说“并列争球”不带冠词，容易漏掉 a。改为 a scrum 才符合英语可数名词单数的规则。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were two scrum during the match.
正确表达There were two scrums during the match.
scrum 的复数是 scrums；汉语名词没有复数变化，学习者容易把 scrum 当不可数名词用，所以应加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子He plays scrum for his school team.
正确表达He plays in the scrum for his school team.
表示“在并列争球阵容中打球”时，scrum 是具体阵形，需要用介词 in the scrum；不能像 play football 一样直接跟 scrum 作宾语。
scrum 是橄榄球中双方前锋列阵、互相顶住的并列争球，属于比赛的一个固定环节；scrimmage 可泛指混战或训练赛，并非橄榄球里那种由裁判主持的列阵争球。
scrum 是球员按位置站好的有组织的并列争球；scramble 指球脱手或处于自由状态时众人混乱地争抢，常带有无序、仓促的意思，而不是固定的阵式。
scrum 是双方球员站立列阵、把球投进通道的并列争球；ruck 是球落在地上后双方球员围住球、用脚争抢的场面，二者是橄榄球中不同的争球情形。
传锋（橄榄球位置）
The scrum half passed the ball quickly to the fly half.
传锋迅速将球传给接锋。
赢得并列争球
Our team won the scrum and gained possession of the ball.
我们队赢得了并列争球并获得控球权。
组成并列争球阵
The forwards formed a scrum near the goal line.
前锋们在球门线附近组成并列争球阵。
争球头盔
He wore a scrum cap to protect his ears during the match.
比赛时他戴着争球头盔以保护耳朵。
判给并列争球
The referee awarded a scrum to the opposing team.
裁判判给对方一个并列争球。
橄榄球中的主要得分方式，与scrum同属比赛中的关键环节。
另一种重新开始比赛的定位球方式，与scrum并列。
球员在球落地后争抢球权的对抗动作，常出现在scrum之后。
持球前进时形成的密集对抗，与scrum一样考验前锋的配合。
负责将球传入scrum的球员，是连接前锋与后场的关键角色。
一大群（乱哄哄拥挤的）
A scrum of reporters was waiting for the star.
一大群记者在等着那位明星。
在拥挤推挤的人群中
She lost her phone in a scrum of tourists.
她在拥挤的游客人群中丢失了手机。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.