scramble

[US]/ˈskræmbl/
[UK]/ˈskræmbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 快速爬行,攀登;争夺,抢夺
vt. 炒蛋使通话混杂;搅乱
n. 爬行,争夺
Word Forms
复数scrambles
现在分词scrambling
第三人称单数scrambles
过去分词scrambled
过去式scrambled

Phrases & Collocations

egg scramble

炒蛋

scramble for

争抢

Example Sentences

scramble for a living

勉强凑合着过日子

a mad scramble for the bus.

上公共汽车时的狂冲乱挤

scramble to one's feet

急忙站起

scramble up a steep hillside

爬上陡峭的山坡

scramble for power and wealth

争权夺利

she scrambled out of the car.

她从车里费力地出来。

I lost Tommy in the scramble for a seat.

抢座位时我丢失了汤米。

scramble the pages of a manuscript

把手稿的页码搞乱

scrambled for the best seats.

争夺最好的座席

The children scrambled up the hill.

孩子们爬上这座小山。

see them scramble to kosher illegal evidence.

看他们慌忙给非法的证据披上合法的外衣。

the organizers scrambled frantically to rejig schedules.

组织者们狂热地仓促重新安排计划。

we scrambled over the damp boulders.

我们爬过了潮湿的巨石。

I tried to scramble to my feet.

我奋力笨拙地站起来。

Robbie scrambled into jeans and a T-shirt.

罗比匆忙套上牛仔裤和T恤衫。

firms scrambled to win public-sector contracts.

众家公司奋力争取获得政府资助企业的合同。

an undignified scramble over the wall.

一次狼狈的爬墙。

I tucked into the bacon and scrambled eggs.

我痛快地吃熏肉和炒鸡蛋。

Bad weather scrambled the air schedules.

恶劣的天气把飞机班次打乱了。

Real-world Examples

Researchers have been scrambling to find the cause.

研究人员一直在努力寻找原因。

Source: The Economist - Technology

European nations are also scrambling to get their citizens out of Kabul.

欧洲国家也在争先恐后地将他们的公民接出喀布尔。

Source: BBC Listening Collection August 2021

The Biden administration's been scrambling to contain the fallout.

拜登政府一直在努力控制影响。

Source: VOA Daily Standard April 2023 Collection

A little butter on it and then have scrambled eggs.

加一点黄油,然后炒鸡蛋。

Source: Celebrity's Daily Meal Plan (Bilingual Selection)

This is the scramble for the land ISIS built and lost.

这是对ISIS建造的和失去的土地的争夺。

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2018 Collection

She scrambled out of the water and ran off, howling.

她从水里爬出来,嚎叫着跑掉了。

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

Small wonder, then, that music firms are scrambling to cut costs.

有少部分人怀疑,也就是说,目前的音乐唱片公司都在努力缩减开支。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And now you're scrambling to go home.

现在你又急着赶回家。

Source: Our Day Season 2

But these people, you can see, they're scrambling out of the way.

但是这些人,你可以看到,他们正在逃离。

Source: CNN 10 Student English May/June 2018 Compilation

So it left them kind of scrambling.

这使他们陷入了混乱。

Source: NPR News May 2019 Compilation

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