scramble /ˈskræmbl/

verb

1

[V + adv./prep.] （迅速而吃力地）爬，攀登

to move quickly, especially with difficulty, using your hands to help you

She managed to scramble over the wall.

她好不容易翻过墙。

He scrambled to his feet as we came in.

我们进来时，他慌忙站起身。

2

~ (for sth)

争抢；抢占；争夺

to push, fight or compete with others in order to get or to reach sth

[V] The audience scrambled for the exits.

观众竞相朝出口拥去。

[V to inf] 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

[VN] 艰难地（或仓促地）完成

to manage to achieve sth with difficulty, or in a hurry, without much control

Cork scrambled a 1–0 win over Monaghan.

科克队苦战莫纳亨队，以1:0获胜。

Owen managed to scramble the ball into the net.

欧文勉力把球捅入网窝。

4

[VN] [usually passive] 炒（蛋）

to cook an egg by mixing the white and yellow parts together and heating them, sometimes with milk and butter

scrambled eggs

炒蛋

5

[VN] [often passive] 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）

to change the way that a telephone or radio message sounds so that only people with special equipment can understand it

scrambled satellite signals

扰频卫星信号

6

[VN] 扰乱（思维）

to confuse sb's thoughts, ideas, etc. so that they have no order

Alcohol seemed to have scrambled his brain.

酒精似乎扰乱了他的脑子。

7

[usually passive] 命令（飞机）紧急起飞；紧急起飞

to order that planes, etc. should take off immediately in an emergency; to take off immediately in an emergency

[VN] 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。

[V] They scrambled as soon as the call came through.

命令刚一下达，他们便紧急起飞。

noun

1

[sing.] （尤指需要手脚并用的）艰难行走，爬，攀登

a difficult walk or climb over rough ground, especially one in which you have to use your hands

2

[sing.] ~ (for sth)

争抢；抢占；争夺

a situation in which people push, fight or compete with each other in order to get or do sth

There was a mad scramble for the best seats.

人们不顾一切地抢占最好的座位。

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