| 单词 | scoop |
| 释义 | scoop (skuːp ) Word forms: scoops , scooping , scooped 1. verb If you scoop a person or thing somewhere, you put your hands or arms under or round them and quickly move them there. Michael knelt next to her and scooped her into his arms. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 2. verb If you scoop something from a container, you remove it with something such as a spoon. ...the sound of a spoon scooping dog food out of a can. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] 3. countable noun A scoop is an object like a spoon which is used for picking up a quantity of a food such as ice cream or an ingredient such as flour. ...a small ice-cream scoop. Synonyms: ladle, bailer, spoon, dipper A scoop of food is the amount that a scoop will hold. She gave him an extra scoop of clotted cream. Synonyms: spoonful, lump, dollop [informal], ball 4. countable noun You can use scoop to refer to an exciting news story which is reported in one newspaper or on one television programme before it appears anywhere else. ...one of the biggest scoops in the history of newspapers. Synonyms: exclusive, exposé, coup, revelation 5. verb If a newspaper scoops other newspapers, it succeeds in printing an exciting or important story before they do. All the newspapers really want to do is scoop the opposition. [VERB noun] 6. verb If you scoop a prize or award, you win it. [journalism] ...films which scooped awards around the world. [VERB noun] Synonyms: win, get, receive, land [informal] 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If something such as a dress has a scoop neck or a scooped neck, the neck has the shape of a wide, deep curve at the front. Phrasal verbs: scoop out phrasal verb If you scoop out part of something, you remove it using a spoon or other tool. Cut a marrow in half and scoop out the seeds. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] scoop up phrasal verb If you scoop something up, you put your hands or arms under it and lift it in a quick movement. Use both hands to scoop up the leaves. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He began to scoop his things up frantically. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Collocations: scoop water They arrive with one simple intention - to scoop water from a murky hole over an exposed underground pipe that has been leaking for years. Times, Sunday Times Most birds scoop water in their beaks and raise their head to let water run down the throat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A pot was used to scoop water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are few stranger exercises than one that involves scooping water with your hands as you pedal furiously with your legs. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 勺 Japanese: スクープ |
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