单词	scramble
释义	scramble1 verbscramble2 noun scramblescram‧ble1 /ˈskræmbəl/ ●●○ verb Entry menu MENU FOR scramblescramble1 climb2 move quickly3 do something quickly4 compete5 information/message6 mix7 scramble an egg8 scramble somebody’s brains9 aircraft Word Origin WORD ORIGINscramble1 Origin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from scrabble Verb Table VERB TABLE scramble Simple Form Present I, you, we, they scramble he, she, it scrambles Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they scrambled Present perfect I, you, we, they have scrambled he, she, it has scrambled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had scrambled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will scramble Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have scrambled Continuous Form Present I am scrambling he, she, it is scrambling you, we, they are scrambling Past I, he, she, it was scrambling you, we, they were scrambling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been scrambling he, she, it has been scrambling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been scrambling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be scrambling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been scrambling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES In this game, the letters of the words are scrambled. Most cable TV companies began scrambling their signals in the mid-1980s. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Begging five minutes, I scramble to dress and throw the bed together, mind scrabbling to approximate readiness. Consciousness of the audience made Michael Banks nervous, and nervousness scrambled the lines in his head even further. Error correction is what modems do to compensate when bits get lost or scrambled because the phone connection is less than perfect. I noticed his look of alarm, and scrambled to my feet and stared forward, also listening intently. It is an up-to-date form of telephone scrambling. Most of those aboard the Vlorewere quickly rounded up after scrambling or swimming ashore. Some scramble for the freshly scrubbed MBAs; others want analysts who come from the industry they will cover. We scrambled out of our tents shouting excitedly, straight into the pools of torchlight coming from the mountain rescue team. Thesaurus THESAURUS► climb to move up, down, or across something using your hands and feet: · Most kids love climbing trees.· Several fans climbed onto the roof of the arena to get a better view.· She climbed down the ladder. ► ascend formal to climb up something: · He began to ascend the narrow winding staircase.· the first man to ascend Mount Everest ► go up to climb up something such as a slope or stairs: · He went up the steps to the platform.· Sonia was quiet as they went up the hill. ► scale formal to climb to the top of something such as a high wall or fence: · Somehow the men had scaled the twenty-foot wall without setting off the alarm.· Protestors scaled the walls of the building and hung banners.· Rescuers had to scale a one-thousand-foot cliff before they could reach the injured climber. ► clamber to climb somewhere with difficulty, using your hands to help you: · At last we saw the two girls clambering down the slope to safety.· Everyone clambered onto the back of the truck. ► scramble to climb somewhere quickly and with difficulty, using your hands to help you, especially when you are walking: · They scrambled up the steep rocky bank. WORD SETS► Communications amplitude, nounAV, beam, verbcall letters, nouncall sign, nounconsole, nouncopier, nouncopyright, nouncoverage, nouncryptography, nouncuneiform, adjectivecypher, noundigital, adjectivedigitize, verbdirectional, adjectivedisinformation, noundisquisition, noundisseminate, verbdocument, verbedit, verbeditor, nounelectronic mail, nounemail, nounfax, nounfax, verbfibre optics, nounfrequency, nounindex, nouninformation science, nouninformation technology, nounintercom, nounloudhailer, nounloudspeaker, nounmedia, nounmedia studies, nounmedium, nounmicrofilm, nounmonitor, nounmultimedia, adjectivenetwork, nounnetwork, verbnews conference, nounnewsreel, nounnonverbal, adjectiveopinion-makers, nounoptical fibre, nounover, adverboverhead, nounoverhead projector, nounPA, nounpage, verbpager, nounpalimpsest, nounpapyrus, nounpenmanship, nounradio beacon, nounradio-cassette player, nounradiogram, nounrecord, nounreissue, verbreportage, nounscramble, verbsemaphore, nounsmoke signal, nounsound wave, nounsurfing, nounTannoy, nountelecommunications, nountransceiver, nountransponder, nounvideo conferencing, nounVideotex, nounvoice print, nounwalkie-talkie, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► scrambled to ... feet  Micky scrambled to his feet (=stood up very quickly and awkwardly) and hurried into the kitchen. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► around · The money has run out before on him, but we scrambled around to get him to stay.· The music press scrambled around, at times rather pathetically, to grasp hold of the truth.· Woolly monkeys and howlers, spider monkeys and capuchins, tamarins and marmosets scramble around one another reaching for the fruit.· As the show is brought up to performance night, 100 people can be scrambling around the stage. NOUN► ball · The next time Anna had to scramble after the ball, she risked a glance at mummy. ► bank · He scrambles up the bank, heading for home.· After the attack another lorry driver saw a man of the same height scrambling away from the river bank. ► egg · The year before he'd had scrambled eggs for Christmas dinner and no presents.· He makes the best grilled cheese sandwiches and scrambled eggs because of his fearless use of butter.· She went into the kitchen, scrambled three eggs and returned to the living room to eat them.· Or, even easier, scramble some eggs and grate some of the heavenly fungus over the top.· I am the one scrambling eggs for dinner and sitting on porches with friends while the kids roam the neighborhood on bikes.· Instant scrambled eggs, frozen fried eggs, canned eggnog, and many other convenient egg foods are being market tested.· Precooked and frozen scrambled eggs with sausage are one combination of ready-to-eat breakfasts being marketed. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► scramble somebody’s brains This amount of LSD is enough to scramble anyone's brains. ► scramble an egg He makes the best grilled cheese sandwiches and scrambled eggs because of his fearless use of butter. I am the one scrambling eggs for dinner and sitting on porches with friends while the kids roam the neighborhood on bikes. Instant scrambled eggs, frozen fried eggs, canned eggnog, and many other convenient egg foods are being market tested. Precooked and frozen scrambled eggs with sausage are one combination of ready-to-eat breakfasts being marketed. The year before he'd had scrambled eggs for Christmas dinner and no presents. 1climb [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to climb up, down, or over something quickly and with difficulty, especially using your hands to help youscramble up/down/over etc They tried to scramble up the cliff. She scrambled down the tree as quickly as she could.2move quickly [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to move somewhere in a hurried awkward wayscramble to/out/from etc Alan scrambled out of the way. Micky scrambled to his feet (=stood up very quickly and awkwardly) and hurried into the kitchen.3do something quickly [transitive] to try to do something difficult very quicklyscramble to do something They were scrambling to give the impression that the situation was under control.4compete [intransitive] to struggle or compete with other people to get or reach somethingscramble for Thousands of people will be scrambling for tickets.5information/message [transitive] to use special equipment to mix messages, radio signals etc into a different form, so that they cannot be understood by other people without the correct equipment:  Our conversation will be electronically scrambled.6mix [transitive] to mix words, ideas, sentences etc so that they are not in the right order and do not make sense:  The words in each sentence are scrambled.7scramble an egg to cook an egg by mixing the white and yellow parts together and heating it in a pan8scramble somebody’s brains informal to make someone unable to think clearly or reasonably:  Maybe the alcohol has scrambled his brains.9aircraft [intransitive] if a military plane scrambles, it goes up into the air very quickly in order to escape or to attack an enemy scramble1 verbscramble2 noun scramblescramble2 noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A mad scramble followed a Dollar free throw, and Hamilton eventually grabbed the ball on the right wing. Jane could see the village clearly, although it was a twenty-minute scramble away. More crusts fell from the vicious scramble overhead. Nor were the crowd to be denied, for they tore the black baize cloth to shreds in their scramble for souvenirs. There was a real scramble behind them. word sets WORD SETS► Other Sports aerobics, nounangler, nounangling, nounaquaplane, verbaquaplane, nounarcher, nounarchery, nounascent, nounathletics, nounbackboard, nounbadminton, nounbag, nounbag, verbbait, nounbait, verbbalance beam, nounballooning, nounbantamweight, nounbarbell, nounbasket, nounbasketball, nounbaton, nounbeam, nounbeat, verbbeater, nounbig game, nounbird dog, nounbirdie, nounbite, nounblack belt, nounblade, nounblind, nounblood sport, nounbobsleigh, nounbody building, nounbowling, nounboxing, nounbull, nounbullfight, nounbullring, nouncaber, nouncalisthenics, nouncallisthenics, nouncartwheel, nouncast, verbcast, nouncaving, nouncentre, nouncheckered flag, nounchin-up, nouncircuit, nounclay pigeon shooting, nounclimb, verbclimb, nounclimber, nounclimbing, nounclose season, nouncock fight, nouncockpit, nounconquer, verbconversion, nouncorner, nouncrew, nouncroquet, nouncross, nouncross-country, nouncurling, noundecathlon, noundecoy, noundirt track, noundiscus, noundogfight, noundrag race, noundumbbell, noundunk, verbeight, numberexercise, nounexercise, verbexercise bike, nounface-off, nounfalconer, nounfalconry, nounfall, nounfeather, verbfeatherweight, nounfeint, verbfence, verbfencer, nounfencing, nounfield event, nounfield goal, nounfield hockey, nounfigure, nounfigure skating, nounflat racing, nounfloat, nounfloor, verbfly, nounflyfishing, nounfly half, nounflyweight, nounfoil, nounfoothold, nounforward, nounforward roll, nounfoxhunting, nounfun run, nounGaelic football, noungaff, noungame, noungliding, noungo-cart, noungo-kart, noungrand master, nounGrand Prix, noungrid, nounground bait, nounguard, noungym, noungymnast, noungymnastics, nounhandball, nounhang-gliding, nounheadlock, nounheadstand, nounhealth club, nounheavyweight, nounhockey, nounhold, nounhoming pigeon, nounhook, nounhook, verbhot dog, verbhound, nounhunt, verbhunt, nounhunter, nounhunting, nounhunting ground, nounhuntress, nounhunt saboteur, nounhuntsman, nounhurdle, nounhurdle, verbhurling, nounice hockey, nounice rink, nounice skate, nounice-skate, verbinside track, nounisometrics, nounjack, nounjavelin, nounjog, verbjog, nounjogger, nounjogging, nounjudo, nounjujitsu, nounkarate, nounkeeper, nounkickboxing, nounknockout, nounknock-up, nounkung fu, nounlacrosse, nounlanding net, nounlawn bowling, nounlawn tennis, nounlay-up, nounleague, nounlight heavyweight, nounlightweight, nounline-out, nounlock, nounlodge, nounlure, nounmarathon, nounmartial art, nounmat, nounmeet, nounmiddle-distance, adjectivemiddleweight, nounmiler, nounmountaineer, nounmountaineering, nounnet, verbninepins, nounnursery slope, nounobstacle course, nounobstacle race, nounone-two, nounopen season, nounorienteering, nounoutpoint, verbpaddle, nounparagliding, nounparallel bars, nounparasailing, nounparascending, nounpentathlon, nounpicador, nounpin, nounPing-Pong, nounpiste, nounpiton, nounpit stop, nounpole position, nounpolo, nounpommel horse, nounpotholing, nounpress-up, nounprizefight, nounpuck, nounpunch-drunk, adjectivepurse, nounpush-up, nounquarry, nounrace, nounrace car, nounracing car, nounracquetball, nounrally, nounrider, nounrink, nounrock climbing, nounrod, nounround, nounrounders, nounrowing, nounruck, nounrugby, nounRugby League, nounRugby Union, nounrugger, nounrun, verbrun, nounrunner, nounrunning, nounsailboard, nounsailing, nounscramble, nounscrum, nounscrumhalf, nounshadow boxing, nounshoot, verbshooting, nounshot put, nounshuttlecock, nounsit-up, nounskate, nounskate, verbskateboard, nounskating, nounskating rink, nounskeet shooting, nounski, nounski, verbski boot, nounskier, nounskiing, nounski jump, nounski lift, nounskin-diving, nounski pole, nounski run, nounskydiving, nounslalom, nounslow-pitch, nounsnare, nounsnare, verbsnooker, nounsnowboard, nounsoftball, nounspeed skating, nounspeedway, nounspeleology, nounspinner, nounsprint, nounsprinter, nounsquash, nounstar jump, nounsteeplechase, nounstep, nounstrike, nounstroke, nounsumo, nounsurf, verbsurfboard, nounsurfing, nountable tennis, nounT'ai Chi, nounT-ball, nountenpin, nountenpin bowling, nounthrow, verbtoehold, nountouchdown, nountouch football, nountouchline, nountrack, nountrack and field, nountrack event, nountrack meet, nountraining, nountrampoline, nountrap, nountrapeze, nountravel, verbtraverse, nountriathlon, nountriple jump, nountry, nountug-of-war, nountumble, verbtumbling, nounvelodrome, nounvolleyball, nounwater polo, nounwater skiing, nounweigh-in, nounweight, nounweightlifting, nounwelterweight, nounwind-surfing, nounwinter sports, nounwrestler, nounwrestling, nounyacht, nounyardarm, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► mad scramble  It was a mad scramble trying to get things ready in time. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► mad · And whatever happens, after May 3 they're predicting a mad scramble for one-way only tickets.· A mad scramble followed a Dollar free throw, and Hamilton eventually grabbed the ball on the right wing.· Spurs regained the lead in the 51st minute after a mad scramble in the United area before Jason Dozzell slotted home.· Police contend Bagby nearly ran over two officers in a mad scramble to get home. 1[singular] a difficult climb in which you have to use your hands to help you:  The village was a 20-minute scramble away.2[singular] a situation in which people compete with and push each other in order to get what they wantscramble for the usual scramble for the bathroom every morningscramble to do something a scramble to carry the baggage into the house3[singular] a situation in which something has to be done very quickly, with a lot of rushing around:  It was a mad scramble trying to get things ready in time.4[countable] British English a motorcycle race over rough ground
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