1climb 攀爬 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]CLIMB to climb up, down, or over something quickly and with difficulty, especially using your hands to help you 〔迅速而吃力地〕爬,攀登
scramble up/down/over etc
They tried to scramble up the cliff.
他們想爬上懸崖。
She scrambled down the tree as quickly as she could.
她以最快的速度爬下樹。
2move quickly 快速移動 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to move somewhere in a hurriedawkward way 匆忙移動
scramble to/out/from etc
Alan scrambled out of the way.
艾倫慌忙讓開。
Micky scrambled to his feet (=stood up very quickly and awkwardly) and hurried into the kitchen.
米基連忙站起來,匆匆進了廚房。
3do STH quickly 匆忙做某事 [transitiveT] to try to do something difficult very quickly 倉促完成〔困難的事〕
scramble to do something
They were scrambling to give the impression that the situation was under control.
他們急於給人一種形勢已得到控制的印象。
4compete 競爭 [intransitiveI]COMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEAT to struggle or compete with other people to get or reach something 爭奪,搶奪
scramble for
Thousands of people will be scrambling for tickets.
將有數千人搶購門票。
5information/message 信息/消息 [transitiveT]TCTD to use special equipment to mixmessages, radiosignals etc into a different form, so that they cannot be understood by other people without the correct equipment 倒換[擾亂]…的頻率〔用特殊儀器改變信息、無線電信號等以使他人無法識别〕
Our conversation will be electronically scrambled.
我們的對話將被加以電子擾頻。
6mix 打亂 [transitiveT] to mix words, ideas, sentences etc so that they are not in the right order and do not make sense 打亂
scramble an egg• He makes the best grilledcheesesandwiches and scrambled eggs because of his fearless use of butter.• The year before he'd had scrambled eggs for Christmas dinner and no presents.• I am the one scrambling eggs for dinner and sitting on porches with friends while the kidsroam the neighborhood on bikes.• Instantscrambled eggs, frozenfried eggs, canned eggnog, and many other convenient egg foods are being market tested.• Precooked and frozen scrambled eggs with sausage are one combination of ready-to-eat breakfasts being marketed.
8scramble somebody’s brainsinformalCONFUSED to make someone unable to think clearly or reasonably 使某人頭腦糊塗,使某人思維混亂
Maybe the alcohol has scrambled his brains.
可能是酒精把他的腦子給弄糊塗了。
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scramble somebody’s brains• This amount of LSD is enough to scramble anyone's brains.
9.aircraft 飛機 [intransitiveI]PM if a militaryplanescrambles, it goes up into the air very quickly in order to escape or to attack an enemy 〔軍用飛機爲逃跑或攻擊敵人〕緊急起飛
scramble up/down/over etc• Pascoe scrambled up and found cover behind the light.• They always thought it was feed time if the light went on and would scramble up expectantly and start pawing and whinnying.• A few combinationsscrambled over only to fall apart on landing.• We scramble over the boulders to inspect the rapid below.• Now she could hear heavy breathing, gasps and a grunt as some one scrambled up the rubble in front of her.• He scrambled up the side of the quarry to his car.• As he was scrambling up the steepest bit, pulling himself up by the bracken, he heard something.• The rustedframework and a wingsectionentice us to scramble up there.
scramble to/out/from etc• The brothers toiled and scrambled to build the company, then they toiled and scrambled to keep it alive.• In the past Ryan was always scrambling to find care for her children.• As a result, many businesses are having to scramble to get the overnight letters and packages they need to do business.• He flushed, trying to scramble to his feet again.• In the hushedsilence that followed he scrambled to his feet, his face and neck flushing scarlet.• However, the scramble to keep the peace went on.• Healthcare companies are scrambling topatent the new approach first.
scramble to do something• Internetusers are clamoring for more speed, and dozens of companies are scrambling todeliver it to them.• Distillersscrambled todevelop processing techniques that would allow them to carve out their own niches.• In the past Ryan was always scrambling to find care for her children.• Everyone had to scramble tofinish the project on time.• One minute I was a ploughman; the next I was scrambling to get out from under an interrogator's lamp.• Fernando drew away from her and Ruth scrambled to her feet, smoothing the creases from her dress.• He flushed, trying to scramble to his feet again.• Micky scrambled to his feet and hurried out of the room, grabbing his coat as he went.• He scrambled to his feet to join the others.• Officials scrambled for ways to meet the demand.
scramble for• There was a scramble for the best seats in the auditorium.• People were scrambling for the seats in the front row.
1[singular]CLIMB a difficult climb in which you have to use your hands to help you 攀爬,爬行
The village was a 20-minute scramble away.
村子離這裏有20分鐘的攀登路程。
2[singular]COMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEAT a situation in which people compete with and push each other in order to get what they want 〔互相推撞的〕爭奪,爭搶
scramble for
the usual scramble for the bathroom every morning
每天早上照例上演的衛生間爭奪戰
scramble to do something
a scramble to carry the baggage into the house
搶着把行李搬進屋子
3[singular]HURRY a situation in which something has to be done very quickly, with a lot of rushing around 〔因趕任務出現的〕忙亂,忙作一團
It was a mad scramble trying to get things ready in time.
爲了及時做好準備,大家忙成一團。
4.[countableC]DSOBritish EnglishBrE a motorcycle race over rough ground 摩托車越野賽
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scramble• A madscramble followed a Dollar free throw, and Hamilton eventually grabbed the ball on the right wing.• Jane could see the village clearly, although it was a twenty-minute scramble away.• There was a real scramble behind them.• Nor were the crowd to be denied, for they tore the black baizecloth to shreds in their scramble for souvenirs.• More crusts fell from the viciousscrambleoverhead.
scramble to do something• There was always a scramble toobtain them after the meeting.• All the while, the taxpayers in the Amphi School Districtscramble to find enough money to buy land for schools.• All that despite the fearfulscramble toBill and Ben's pots at the end of the programme.• Police contend Bagby nearly ran over two officers in a mad scramble to get home.• No suddenspurt, no scramble to get away.• The 6-foot-4,165-poundjuniorquarterbackearned 14 yards each on a pair of scrambles to keep the drive going.• However, the scramble to keep the peace went on.• The scramble toredistributeexistingresources and clients provides the conditions for the development of schemes such as the dutysolicitor.
mad scramble• Spursregained the lead in the 51st minute after a mad scramble in the United area before Jason Dozzell slotted home.• Police contend Bagby nearly ran over two officers in a mad scramble to get home.• And whatever happens, after May 3 they're predicting a mad scramble for one-way only tickets.• A mad scramble followed a Dollar free throw, and Hamilton eventually grabbed the ball on the right wing.