单词 | scramble |
释义 | scramble —scramble /ˈskræm.bl̩/ noun (CLIMBING) F0 [S] a climb that is difficult so that you have to use your hands to help you: » It was a real scramble to the top of the hillside.Thesaurus+: ↑Moving quicklyThesaurus+: ↑Moving upwardsThesaurus+: ↑Moving on your hands and legs or on your stomachF0 [S] an act of hurrying: » [+ to infinitive] As soon as the plane landed there was a mad/wild scramble to get out.Thesaurus+: ↑Hurrying and doing things quickly , ↑Busy and activenoun (QUICK MOVEMENT) ► F0 [S] a hurried attempt to get something: » After the death of the dictator there was an unseemly scramble for power among the generals.Thesaurus+: ↑Hurrying and doing things quickly , ↑Busy and activenoun [C] (SPORT) ► F0 a MOTOCROSS(Cf. ↑motocross) event: » We're planning a scramble through the forest next weekend.Thesaurus+: ↑Motor racingverb (MOVE QUICKLY) ↑Verb Endings for scramble C2 [I usually + adv/prep] to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you: » She scrambled up the steep hillside and over the rocks.» He scrambled into his clothes (= put them on quickly) and raced to fetch a doctor.» As the burning plane landed, the terrified passengers scrambled for the door (= tried to reach the door quickly).Thesaurus+: ↑Moving quicklyThesaurus+: ↑Moving upwardsThesaurus+: ↑Moving on your hands and legs or on your stomachF0 [I] to compete with other people for something there is very little of: » [+ to infinitive] People are scrambling to buy property before prices rise even further.Thesaurus+: ↑Competing and contending (non-sporting) , ↑Competing in sport• • • Extra Examples:» We scrambled up the hill.» He scrambled over the car roof to help his colleague.» She scrambled to her feet and hurried out of the room.» Somehow I managed to scramble up the bank.» We scrambled up the muddy path to the house.verb [I or T] SPECIALIZED (TAKE OFF) ↑Verb Endings for scramble ► F0 to (cause a plane to) take off very quickly: » A helicopter was scrambled within minutes of the news.Thesaurus+: ↑Travelling by aircraft , ↑Aviation , ↑Movement through the airverb [T] (CHANGE SIGNAL) ↑Verb Endings for scramble ► F0 to change a radio or phone signal so that it can only be understood using a special deviceThesaurus+: ↑Codes and decoding , ↑Signs, signals and symbolsverb [T] (MIX) ↑Verb Endings for scramble ► F0 to mix eggs with a little milk and mix again as they are being friedThesaurus+: ↑Mixing and mixtures , ↑Variety and mixtures , ↑Connecting and combining , ↑Groups and collections of thingsThesaurus+: ↑Cookery terms |
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