| 单词 | score |
| 释义 | score (skɔːʳ ) Word forms: scores , scoring , scored language note: In meaning [sense 10], the plural form is score. 1. verb B1 In a sport or game, if a player scores a goal or a point, they gain a goal or point. He scored three goals in the first three minutes. [VERB noun] England scored 282 in their first innings. [VERB noun] Gascoigne almost scored in the opening minute. [VERB] Synonyms: gain, win, achieve, make 2. verb B1 If you score a particular number or amount, for example as a mark in a test, you achieve that number or amount. Kelly had scored an average of 147 on three separate IQ tests. [VERB noun] Congress as an institution scores low in public opinion polls. [VERB adverb] 3. countable noun B1 Someone's score in a game or test is a number, for example, a number of points or runs, which shows what they have achieved or what level they have reached. The 26-year-old finished ninth with a score of 100.985. [+ of] ...the highest score by an England batsman in this form of cricket. There was a strong link between parents' numeracy and children's maths scores. 4. countable noun B1 The score in a game is the result of it or the current situation, as indicated by the number of goals, runs, or points obtained by the two teams or players. 4-1 was the final score. They beat the Giants by a score of 7 to 3. [+ of] Even in Zurich he kept up with the County cricket scores. Synonyms: points, result, total, outcome 5. verb B2 If you score a success, a victory, or a hit, you are successful in what you are doing. [written] His abiding passion was ocean racing, at which he scored many successes. [VERB noun] In recent months, the rebels have scored some significant victories. [VERB noun] Soldiers using a multiple rocket launcher scored a direct hit on the steeple of a church. [VERB noun] 6. countable noun The score of a film, play, or similar production is the music which is written or used for it. The dance is accompanied by an original score by Henry Torgue. ...the composer of classic film scores such as West Side Story. Synonyms: composition, soundtrack, arrangement, orchestration 7. countable noun The score of a piece of music is the written version of it. He recognizes enough notation to be able to follow a score. 8. verb If you score a piece of music, you write it or arrange it for specific instruments or voices. Strauss spent much of 1941 scoring his last opera, Capriccio. [VERB noun] He wrote and scored a piece for a chamber music ensemble. [VERB noun for noun] Synonyms: arrange, set, orchestrate, write 9. quantifier If you refer to scores of things or people, you are emphasizing that there are very many of them. [written, emphasis] Campaigners lit scores of bonfires in ceremonies to mark the anniversary. [+ of] You can also use scores as a pronoun. Two people were killed and scores were injured. 10. number A score is twenty or approximately twenty. [written] A score of countries may be producing or planning to obtain chemical weapons. [+ of] The company already has around four score titles commissioned and planned for publication. The Bible states that the life of man is three score and ten. 11. verb If you score a surface with something sharp, you cut a line or number of lines in it. Lightly score the surface of the steaks with a knife. [VERB noun] Synonyms: cut, scratch, nick, mark 12. verb If someone scores drugs, they buy them illegally. [informal] Me and my mate went to score a kilo of amphetamine. [VERB noun] 13. by the score phrase [usually PHRASE after verb] If things happen or exist by the score, they happen or exist in large numbers. The companies brought out new products by the score. 14. keep score phrase If you keep score of the number of things that are happening in a certain situation, you count them and record them. You can keep score of your baby's movements before birth by recording them on a kick chart. [+ of] 15. know the score phrase If you know the score, you know what the real facts of a situation are and how they affect you, even though you may not like them. [spoken] He knew the score; he knew what he had to do and couldn't do it. 16. on that/this score phrase You can use on that score or on this score to refer to something that has just been mentioned, especially an area of difficulty or concern. I became pregnant easily. At least I've had no problems on that score. If someone you know has cancer, don't let worry on this score stop you from visiting them. 17. score a point over / score points off phrase If you score a point over someone, or score points off them, you gain an advantage over them, usually by saying something clever or making a better argument. The Prime Minister was trying to score a political point over his rivals. The politicians might have to address real issues rather than scoring points off each other. 18. to settle a score phrase If you settle a score or settle an old score with someone, you take revenge on them for something they have done in the past. The groups had historic scores to settle with each other. Synonyms: get your own back on someone, retaliate, repay someone, hit back (at someone) Idioms: score points to gain an advantage over someone, especially in a discussion or argument Your daughter deserves two parents who can be civil to each other - not parents who constantly score points against each other. We can see our leaders looking shifty in close-up every night on television. There is no frankness, only point-scoring. to do something that impresses someone or makes them admire you Again, Laine paused, clearly confident in his arguments. He was scoring points with the judge and the spectators. The judge kept nodding in agreement. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers know the score to know what the real facts of a situation are and how they affect you, even though you may not like them Taylor knows the score now, and what will happen if he fails. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers settle a score or settle an old score to take revenge for something that someone has done to you in the past The ethnic groups turned on each other to settle old scores, leaving millions dead. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: score a touchdown If they do not score any points, they lose, but if they score a touchdown, they win. Times, Sunday Times They couldn't score a touchdown. Christianity Today Desperate to score a touchdown. Houston Chronicle He finished the season with 29 receptions for 434 yards, but did not score a touchdown. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Players have four chances (downs) to score a touchdown. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Usually, he would claim that his hair or trunks had been pulled by the other wrestler to score the victory. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It appears he scored a victory by sitting in his car. The Sun Four days later, he scored a victory in each of three separate dogfights spread over three-quarters of an hour. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A police source described it as 'part score sheet, part doctoral thesis'. Times, Sunday Times The sub was glad to get on the score sheet for the first time - in his 55th outing. The Sun And for the real new recruits, mistakes will soon have consequences beyond a few points deducted on a score sheet. Times, Sunday Times In return for accommodation or work, the visitors are meant to bring some sparkle to the score sheet. Times, Sunday Times Never mind the quality, clock the score sheet. Times, Sunday Times We were close to getting a draw and usually if you come here and score twice you are going to get something. The Sun They would still need to win away to go through and probably score twice. The Sun You could see from the way the fans celebrated at the end how much it meant and to score twice was unbelievable. The Sun It was an incredible feeling to score twice on my first start. The Sun Defended superbly and unlucky not to score twice late on. The Sun The home fans could not believe they had finally seen their team score more than once. The Sun I'm happy to be back scoring goals and helping the team score goals. The Sun After all, who cares about the highest team score? Times, Sunday Times When the team score a goal, he cuts a round from a tree trunk with a chainsaw and presents it to the goalscorer. Times, Sunday Times He helped the team score two important goals. The Sun The scores in the games were all different, including a no-score draw, and no team scored more than five goals in any game. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Each team scored four unearned runs. Globe and Mail (2003) Only one team scored more than one direct free kick. Times, Sunday Times (2013) His team scored an own goal when they played Argentina. The Sun (2014) For the second successive day a player changed his shirt and saw his team score within ten minutes. Times, Sunday Times (2014) As a result of this, he fell one run short of his highest test score. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After passing the test, one has to face a viva test which carries 25% of the admission test score. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In this view test score differences, especially in those tasks considered to be particularly g-loaded reflect the test takers innate capability. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Performance on these items produce a test score. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We expect the student with the highest test score on the second day to have done worse on the first day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There were no signs of nerves as he took to the boards for the decider and secured a total score of 528.90. Times, Sunday Times You can take a mock test against the clock, choosing between instant feedback on each answer or your total score at the end. Times, Sunday Times She rates each out of five for five factors to give a total score out of 25, and her verdict. The Sun Then add the numbers for the total score. Times, Sunday Times And it took his total score from the 21 rounds over this course to a staggering 80 under. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 得分, 五线谱, 计分 Japanese: 得点 game/match, 楽譜 of music, 点を取る |
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