| 释义 |
scat
I. \ˈskat\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Old Norse skattr tribute — more at sceat
: a crown tax in the Shetland and Orkney islands for the use (as for pasturage) of commons
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: probably imitative
1. dialect England : a sudden shower of rain
2. [perhaps from scat (III) ] dialect : smash, bang, smack
III. transitive verb
(scat ; scat ; scatting ; scats)
Etymology: perhaps short for scatter (I)
1. chiefly dialect : scatter
< scat his bones abroad, so as not one hangs to another — Eden Phillpotts >
2. chiefly dialect : smash, beat
< scat me across the face with a tar brush — Manchester Guardian Weekly >
IV. \“, usu -ad.+V\ intransitive verb
(scatted ; scatted ; scatting ; scats)
1. : to go away quickly : leave hurriedly
< you just scat off to bed, young lady — Oakley Hall >
— often used interjectionally to drive away an animal (as a cat)
2. : to move with more than ordinary speed
< only advertised 125 hp, but the car would scat in any man's language — Motor Life >
V.
variant of skat
VI. noun
also skat \ˈskat, usu -ad.+V\
(-s)
Etymology: Greek skat-, skōr excrement — more at scat-
: an animal fecal dropping
VII. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening from New Latin Scatophagus, former generic name, from Greek skatophagos scatophagous
: argusfish
VIII. noun
(-s)
Etymology: perhaps imitative
: singing with meaningless syllables instead of words used especially in jazz for an instrumental effect — compare bop, riff
IX. intransitive verb
(scatted ; scatted ; scatting ; scats)
: to improvise or repeat meaningless syllables to a melody : sing scat |