| 单词 | score |
| 释义 | score (once / 73 pages) 1nv 2nv 3n 4vn 5n 6nv 7n When you're playing a game, your score is the number of points you have. If the score of a basketball game is 34 to 34, it means both teams have 34 points — the score is tied. To score in a game is to achieve points or goals. In school, you get a score, or a grade, on your tests and papers. Another kind of score is the written part of a musical composition. And when someone asks, "What's the score?" they might also mean "What's going on?" The Gettysburg Address famously begins, "Four score and seven years ago..." In this case, a score is "twenty," from the Old English scoru, also "twenty." WORD FAMILYscore: scored, scoreless, scorer, scores, scoring, underscore+/scoreless: scorelessly/scorer: scorers/scoring: scorings/underscore: underscored, underscores, underscoring USAGE EXAMPLESMost rock memoirs are written to pay bills, settle scores or make a claim to the author’s place in history. Seattle Times(Dec 01, 2016) Most importantly, globally, we should find ways to incentivize the countries that score high rates of Humanity. Time(Dec 01, 2016) Still, San Diego State has the No. 1 scoring defense in the Mountain West, allowing opponents 20.8 points per game. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) 1 1n a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest the score was 7 to 0 Hypo|Hyper bowling score the score in a bowling match football scorethe score in a football game baseball scorethe score of a baseball game basketball scorethe score in a basketball game stroke(golf) the unit of scoring in golf is the act of hitting the ball with a club birdie(golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole bogey(golf) a score of one stroke over par on a hole deficit(sports) the score by which a team or individual is losing double-bogey(golf) a score of two strokes over par for a hole duck, duck's egg(cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman eagle(golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole double eagle(golf) a score of three strokes under par on a hole game(games) the score at a particular point or the score needed to win lead(sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning lovea score of zero in tennis or squash matchthe score needed to win a match par(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course number a concept of quantity involving zero and units 2n a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance) what was your score on your homework? Syn|Hypo|Hyper grade, mark grade point a numerical value assigned to a letter grade received in a course taken at a college or university multiplied by the number of credit hours awarded for the course centile, percentile(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total decile(statistics) any of nine points that divided a distribution of ranked scores into equal intervals where each interval contains one-tenth of the scores quartile(statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores evaluation, rating, valuation an appraisal of the value of something 3n the act of scoring in a game or sport the winning score came with less than a minute left to play Hypo|Hyper bull's eye in target shooting: a score made by hitting the center of the target goala successful attempt at scoring strike, ten-strikea score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball sparea score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls break, open frameany frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare safetya score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line touchdowna score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line field goala score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents' goal posts conversiona successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown run, tallya score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely basket, field goala score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop hat trick(sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.) break, break of serve(tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving equalizera score that makes the match even own goal(soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending extra point, point after, point after touchdownin American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdown earned runa run that was not scored as the result of an error by the other team unearned runa run that was scored as a result of an error by the other team rbi, run batted ina run that is the result of the batter's performance success an attainment that is successful 4v gain points in a game The home team scored many times Syn|Hypo|Hyper hit, rack up, tally par make a score (on a hole) equal to par shootscore convertscore (a spare) convertcomplete successfully convertscore an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone homerhit a home run kickmake a goal eagleshoot in two strokes under par hole upscore a hole in one acescore an ace against walkobtain a base on balls equalise, equalize, get evencompensate; make the score equal get, have, makeachieve a point or goal place-kickscore (a goal) by making a place kick advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win obtain advantages, such as points, etc. 5v get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance She scored high on the SAT He scored a 200 Hypo|Hyper test achieve a certain score or rating on a test accomplish, achieve, attain, reach gain with effort 6v assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation 2score the SAT essays Syn|Hyper grade, mark appraise, assess, evaluate, measure, valuate, value evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of 1n a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages he studied the score of the sonata Syn|Hyper musical score sheet music a musical composition in printed or written form 2v write a musical score for 3Hypo|Hyper orchestrate write an orchestra score for compose, write write music 1n grounds he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful Syn|Hyper account ground, reason a rational motive for a belief or action 2n the facts about an actual situation 4he didn't know the score Hyper fact a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred 1v make underscoring marks Syn|Hypo|Hyper mark cancel, invalidate make invalid for use enter, put down, record make a record of; set down in permanent form 2v make small marks into the surface of score the clay before firing it Syn|Hypo|Hyper mark, nock mark, pit, pock, scar mark with a scar scarify scratch the surface of scotchmake a small cut or score into scribescore a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking linemark with lines relineput new lines on hatchdraw, cut, or engrave lines, usually parallel, on metal, wood, or paper crisscrossmark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines notch cut or make a notch into 3n a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) 5Syn|Hyper scotch dent, incision, prick, scratch, slit a depression scratched or carved into a surface 1n an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar) add it to my score and I'll settle later Hyper debt money or goods or services owed by one person to another 2n a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation 6settling a score Syn|Hyper grievance, grudge bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour, resentment a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will 1n a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse calling his seduction of the girl a ` score' was a typical example of male slang Hypo|Hyper cuckoldry the practice of making cuckolds; sexual conquests of married women conquest, seduction an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone 2v induce to have sex 7Did you score last night? Syn|Hyper seduce lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct persuade cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm n a set of twenty members a score were sent out but only one returned Hyper set a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used |
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