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scramble

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they scramble
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he / she / it scrambles
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past simple scrambled
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past participle scrambled
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-ing form scrambling
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    walk/climb行走；攀爬

  1. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move quickly, especially with difficulty, using your hands to help you（迅速而吃力地）爬，攀登 synonym clamber
    • She managed to scramble over the wall.她手忙脚乱地翻过墙。🔊🔊
    • He scrambled to his feet as we came in.我们进来时，他赶紧从地上爬起来。🔊🔊
    • They finally scrambled ashore.他们终于爬上岸了。
    • He scrambled up the cliff and raced towards the car.他爬上悬崖，向赛车跑去。
    Extra Examples
    • He scrambled up the stairs.他跌跌撞撞地爬上楼梯。
    • They scrambled frantically over the piles of debris.他们疯狂地爬过一堆堆瓦砾。
    • We scrambled for cover and hid underneath the truck.我们慌忙寻找藏身之处，最后躲在了卡车下面。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • desperately
    • frantically
    • quickly
    • …
    verb + scramble
    • manage to
    preposition
    • down
    • into
    • out of
    • …
    phrases
    • scramble for cover
    • scramble to your feet
    • scramble to safety
    • …
    See full entry
    2.

    push/fight推挤；争抢

  2. [intransitive] to push, fight or compete with others in order to get or to reach something争抢；抢占；争夺
    • scramble for something The audience scrambled for the exits.观众竞相朝出口拥去。🔊🔊
    • scramble to do something Shoppers were scrambling to get the best bargains.顾客争先恐后地抢购最便宜的特价商品。🔊🔊
    3.

    achieve something with difficulty艰难地完成

  3. [transitive] to manage to achieve something with difficulty, or in a hurry, without much control艰难地（或仓促地）完成
    • scramble something Cork scrambled a 1–0 win over Sligo.科克以1：0战胜了斯利戈。
    • scramble something + adv./prep. Salah managed to scramble the ball into the net.萨拉赫设法将球扑入了网中。
    4.

    eggs蛋

  4. [transitive, usually passive] scramble something to cook an egg by mixing the white and yellow parts together and heating them, sometimes with milk and butter炒（蛋）
    • scrambled eggs炒蛋
    Topics Cooking and eatingc2

    5. telephone/radio电话；无线电

  5. [transitive, often passive] scramble something to change the way that a phone or radio message sounds so that only people with special equipment can understand it扰码，倒频（改变电话或无线电信号，听众只有通过专门设备才能收听）
    • scrambled satellite signals扰码卫星信号
    6.

    confuse thoughts扰乱思维

  6. [transitive] scramble something to confuse somebody’s thoughts, ideas, etc. so that they have no order扰乱（思维）
    • Alcohol seemed to have scrambled his brain.酒精似乎扰乱了他的脑子。🔊🔊
    7.

    aircraft飞机

  7. [transitive, usually passive, intransitive] scramble (something) to order that planes, etc. should take off immediately in an emergency; to take off immediately in an emergency命令（飞机等）紧急起飞；紧急起飞
    • A helicopter was scrambled to help rescue three young climbers.直升机接到命令，紧急起飞前去营救三个登山的年轻人。🔊🔊
    • They scrambled as soon as the call came through.命令刚一下达，他们便紧急起飞。🔊🔊
    8. Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative; compare with the dialect words scamble ‘stumble’ and cramble ‘crawl’.

scramble

noun
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    difficult walk/climb艰难行走／攀爬

  1. [singular] a difficult walk or climb over rough ground, especially one in which you have to use your hands（尤指需要手脚并用的）艰难行走，爬，攀登
    • A scramble over the rocks takes you to the most perfect of beaches.在岩石上争奇斗艳，可以带您到最完美的海滩。
    Extra Examples
    • an undignified scramble down the slope连滚带爬地下了山坡
    • It was a stiff two-hour walk, followed by a difficult scramble over slimy rock faces.费力走了两个小时后，又艰难地攀爬过湿滑的岩壁。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • desperate
    • frantic
    • mad
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the scramble
    • scramble down
    • scramble over
    • …
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    2.

    push/fight推挤；争抢

  2. [singular] scramble (for something) a situation in which people push, fight or compete with each other in order to get or do something争抢；抢占；争夺 synonym free-for-all
    • There was a mad scramble for the best seats.人们不顾一切地抢占最好的座位。🔊🔊
    • When the manager retired, there was a scramble for his job.当经理退休时，他的工作出现了混乱。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • desperate
    • frantic
    • mad
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the scramble
    • scramble down
    • scramble over
    • …
    See full entry
    3.

    motorcycle race摩托车比赛

  3. [countable] a race for motorcycles over rough ground摩托车越野赛
    4. Word Originlate 16th cent.: imitative; compare with the dialect words scamble ‘stumble’ and cramble ‘crawl’.