英语词汇“scramble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

verb | noun

scramblescramble1 /ˈskræmbəl/ ●●○ verb

ETYMOLOGYscramble¹

Origin: 1500-1600 Perhaps from scrabble

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

1CLIMB [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to climb up, down, or over something quickly and with difficulty, especially using your hands to help you: scramble up/down/over etc. The suspect scrambled over a fence. Fans scrambled onto the stage.2MOVE QUICKLY [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move somewhere quickly, especially in an awkward way: scramble to/out/from etc. Campers scrambled to safety when a flash flood came down the canyon. I scrambled out of bed, late as usual.3DO something QUICKLY [transitive] to try to do something difficult very quickly: scramble to do something Everyone had to scramble to finish the project on time.4struggle/compete [intransitive, transitive] to struggle to get or reach something, or compete with other people to do this: scramble for People were scrambling for the seats in the front row.scramble to do something working parents who are scrambling to make a living5INFORMATION/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: Cable TV companies scramble their signals, so you can’t watch without paying.6mix [transitive] to mix words, ideas, sentences, etc., so that they are not in the right order and do not make sense: In this game, the letters of the words are scrambled.7scramble an egg to cook an egg by mixing the white and yellow parts together and heating it8scramble to your feet to stand up quickly and awkwardly: He scrambled to his feet as the ambassador entered the room.9scramble somebody’s brains informal to make someone unable to think clearly or reasonably: This amount of LSD is enough to scramble anyone’s brains.10FOOTBALL if a football player, especially the quarterback, scrambles, he runs around with the football in order to avoid being tackled (=stopped by the defense)11AIRCRAFT [intransitive, transitive] technical if military airplanes scramble or if someone scrambles them, they are sent up into the air very quickly in order to escape or to attack an enemy