| 单词 | scoop |
| 释义 | Word Frequency scoop(skuːp) noun 1. a utensil used as a shovel or ladle, esp a small shovel with deep sides and a short handle, used for taking up flour, corn, etc 2. a utensil with a long handle and round bowl used for dispensing liquids 3. a utensil with a round bowl and short handle, sometimes with a mechanical device to empty the bowl, for serving ice cream or mashed potato 4. anything that resembles a scoop in action, such as the bucket on a dredge 5. a spoonlike surgical instrument for scraping or extracting foreign matter, etc, from the body 6. the quantity taken up by a scoop 7. the act of scooping, dredging, etc 8. a hollow cavity 9. slang a large quick gain, as of money 10. a news story reported in one newspaper before all the others; an exclusive 11. any sensational piece of news verb (mainly tr) 12. (often foll by up) to take up and remove (an object or substance) with or as if with a scoop 13. (often foll by out) to hollow out with or as if with a scoop to scoop a hole in a hillside 14. to win (a prize, award, or large amount of money) 15. to beat (rival newspapers) in uncovering a news item 16. sport to hit (the ball) on its underside so that it rises into the air Derived forms scooper (ˈscooper) noun scoopful (ˈscoopˌful) noun Word origin C14: via Middle Dutch schōpe from Germanic; compare Old High German scephan to ladle, German schöpfen, Schaufel shovel, Dutch schoep vessel for baling |
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