scramble
英 ['skr?mb(?)l]
美 ['skr?mbl]
- vt. 攀登；使混雜，倉促湊成；擾亂
- n. 搶奪，爭奪；混亂，混亂的一團；爬行，攀登
- vi. 爬行，攀登；不規則地生長；倉促行動
助記提示
1. scribble, scrape => scrabble => scramble (perhaps a nasalized variant).
2. “爭奪”不正是攪在一起、亂著一團嗎？亂著一團地爭搶 =》 爭奪。
3. 在混亂中、還沒準備好就行事，進而引申為“倉促行動 ”。
4. 該詞的“攀爬”之意是由蔓生植物的莖、藤條混亂地、不規則地沿著墻壁向上蔓延、蔓生這一現象引申而來的。
5. 諧音“是可亂吧、是可亂爬”。
6. 諧音“撕、磕(嗑)、亂、拔” =》 搶奪，爭奪。
7. sc- (拼音“上朝，倒過來：朝上”) + ramble => 朝上步行 => 攀登。
中文詞源
scramble 吃力的爬，攀登，搶奪，爭奪，擾亂，擾碼，炒蛋可能來自 scrabble 的鼻音形式，來自 scrabble,刮，擦，亂翻，亂打，引申諸相關比喻義。
英文詞源
- scramble (v.)
- 1580s (intransitive), perhaps a nasalized variant of scrabble (v.), in its sense of "to struggle, to scrape quickly." Transitive sense "to stir or toss together randomly" is from 1822. Broadcasting sense "to make unintelligible" is attested from 1927. Related: Scrambled; scrambling. Scrambled eggs first recorded 1843.
- scramble (n.)
- 1670s, "an eager, rude contest or struggle," from scramble (v.). Meaning "a walk or ramble involving clambering and struggling with obstacles" is from 1755. Meaning "rapid take-off" first recorded 1940, R.A.F. slang.
雙語例句
- 1. More than three million fans are expected to scramble for tickets.
- 預計會有超過300萬的球迷搶購門票。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Make the toast and scramble the eggs.
- 把面包烤一下并炒些雞蛋。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. She managed to scramble over the wall.
- 她好不容易翻過墻。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. There was an undignified scramble for the best seats.
- 大家爭搶最好的位子，真是有失體統。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.
- 他爬墻摔斷了腿.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》