请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 scramble
释义

scramble

verb
/ˈskræmbl/
/ˈskræmbl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they scramble
/ˈskræmbl/
/ˈskræmbl/
he / she / it scrambles
/ˈskræmblz/
/ˈskræmblz/
past simple scrambled
/ˈskræmbld/
/ˈskræmbld/
past participle scrambled
/ˈskræmbld/
/ˈskræmbld/
-ing form scrambling
/ˈskræmblɪŋ/
/ˈskræmblɪŋ/
jump to other results

    walk/climb

  1. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly, especially with difficulty, using your hands to help you synonym clamber
    • She managed to scramble over the wall.
    • He scrambled to his feet as we came in.
    • They finally scrambled ashore.
    • He scrambled up the cliff and raced towards the car.
    Extra Examples
    • He scrambled up the stairs.
    • They scrambled frantically over the piles of debris.
    • We scrambled for cover and hid underneath the truck.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • desperately
    • frantically
    • quickly
    verb + scramble
    • manage to
    preposition
    • down
    • into
    • out of
    phrases
    • scramble for cover
    • scramble to your feet
    • scramble to safety
    See full entry
  2. push/fight

  3. [intransitive] to push, fight or compete with others in order to get or to reach something
    • scramble for something The audience scrambled for the exits.
    • scramble to do something Shoppers were scrambling to get the best bargains.
  4. achieve something with difficulty

  5. [transitive] to manage to achieve something with difficulty, or in a hurry, without much control
    • scramble something Cork scrambled a 1–0 win over Sligo.
    • scramble something + adv./prep. Salah managed to scramble the ball into the net.
  6. eggs

  7. [transitive, usually passive] scramble something to cook an egg by mixing the white and yellow parts together and heating them, sometimes with milk and butter
    • scrambled eggs
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
  8. telephone/radio

  9. [transitive, often passive] scramble something to change the way that a phone or radio message sounds so that only people with special equipment can understand it
    • scrambled satellite signals
  10. confuse thoughts

  11. [transitive] scramble something to confuse somebody’s thoughts, ideas, etc. so that they have no order
    • Alcohol seemed to have scrambled his brain.
  12. aircraft

  13. [transitive, usually passive, intransitive] scramble (something) to order that planes, etc. should take off immediately in an emergency; to take off immediately in an emergency
    • A helicopter was scrambled to help rescue three young climbers.
    • They scrambled as soon as the call came through.
  14. Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative; compare with the dialect words scamble ‘stumble’ and cramble ‘crawl’.

scramble

noun
/ˈskræmbl/
/ˈskræmbl/
jump to other results

    difficult walk/climb

  1. [singular] a difficult walk or climb over rough ground, especially one in which you have to use your hands
    • A scramble over the rocks takes you to the most perfect of beaches.
    Extra Examples
    • an undignified scramble down the slope
    • It was a stiff two-hour walk, followed by a difficult scramble over slimy rock faces.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • desperate
    • frantic
    • mad
    preposition
    • in a/​the scramble
    • scramble down
    • scramble over
    See full entry
  2. push/fight

  3. [singular] scramble (for something) a situation in which people push, fight or compete with each other in order to get or do something synonym free-for-all
    • There was a mad scramble for the best seats.
    • When the manager retired, there was a scramble for his job.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • desperate
    • frantic
    • mad
    preposition
    • in a/​the scramble
    • scramble down
    • scramble over
    See full entry
  4. motorcycle race

  5. [countable] a race for motorcycles over rough ground
  6. Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative; compare with the dialect words scamble ‘stumble’ and cramble ‘crawl’.
随便看

 

英语词典包含84843条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/18 10:15:16