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scoop

noun
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  1. [countable] a tool like a large spoon with a deep bowl, used for picking up substances in powder form like flour, or for serving food like ice cream勺；铲子
    • Use an ice-cream scoop.用冰淇淋勺。🔊🔊
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2
  2. [countable] the amount picked up by a scoop一勺（的量）
    • two scoops of mashed potato两勺土豆泥
  3. [countable] a piece of important or exciting news that is published in one newspaper before other newspapers know about it抢先报道的新闻；独家新闻Topics TV, radio and newsc2
  4. the scoop
     [uncountable] the scoop on somebody/something (North American English, informal) the latest information about somebody/something, especially details that are not generally known（尤指详情鲜为人知的）最新消息
    • I got the inside scoop on his new girlfriend.我得知有关他新女友的最新内幕消息。🔊🔊
    5. Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a utensil for pouring liquids): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōpe ‘waterwheel bucket’; from a West Germanic base meaning ‘draw water’; related to the verb shape.

scoop

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they scoop
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he / she / it scoops
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past simple scooped
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past participle scooped
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-ing form scooping
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  1. scoop something (+ adv./prep.) to move or lift something with a scoop or something like a scoop用勺儿舀；用铲儿铲
    • She scooped ice cream into their bowls.她用勺把冰淇淋舀到他们的碗里。🔊🔊
    • First, scoop a hole in the soil.首先，在土里挖一个坑。🔊🔊
    • Scoop out the melon flesh.用勺把瓜瓤挖出来。🔊🔊
  2. scoop somebody/something (up) (+ adv./prep.) to move or lift somebody/something with a quick continuous movement（敏捷地）抱起，拿起，捡起
    • She scooped the child up in her arms.她一把抱起孩子。🔊🔊
    • He quickly scooped his clothes from the chair.他迅速从椅子上把衣服挖出来。
    • He quickly scooped the money up from the desk.他把桌上的钱一把抓起来。🔊🔊
  3. scoop somebody/something to publish a story before all the other newspapers, television companies, etc.抢先报道
    • The paper had inside information and scooped all its rivals.这家报纸获得内部消息，抢在所有竞争对手之前发表了。🔊🔊
  4. scoop something (informal) to win something, especially a large sum of money or a prize获取，赢得（一大笔钱或丰厚的奖品）
    • He scooped £10 000 on the lottery.他中彩得了 1 万英镑。🔊🔊
    • Last year, the programme scooped the Best Drama award.去年，该节目获得了最佳戏剧奖。
    5. Word OriginMiddle English (originally denoting a utensil for pouring liquids): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German schōpe ‘waterwheel bucket’; from a West Germanic base meaning ‘draw water’; related to the verb shape.