scoop [sku:p] noun countable TOOL 工具 ■a tool with a deep bowl-shaped end which is used to dig out and move a soft or powdery substance 杓;铲; 球•a measuring scoop量匙 •an ice-cream scoop霜淇淋杓 ■the amount held by a scoop 一杓(或铲)的量•Just one scoop of mashed potato for me, please.请给我一球马铃薯泥就够了。 [sku:p] noun countable NEWS 新闻 ■a story or piece of news discovered and published by one newspaper before all the others 抢先报导的新闻;独家新闻•The paper managed to secure a major scoop and broke the scandal to the world.这家报纸设法抢先报道了重要的独家新闻,把这件丑闻公诸于世。 [sku:p] verb transitive TOOL 工具 ■to move something with a scoop or with something used as a scoop (用杓)舀;(用铲)铲•He scooped the sand into a bucket with his hands.他用手把沙子舀进桶里。 ■to get a large number of votes or prizes 大量获得(选票或奖项)•The socialist party is expected to scoop up the majority of the working-class vote.人们预料社会党将赢得劳工阶级的大多数选票。 [sku:p] verb transitive NEWS 新闻 ■to be the first newspaper to discover and print an important news story 抢在…之前报导•Just as we were about to publish the story, we were scooped by a rival paper.正当我们打算公布这则新闻时,被另一家报社抢先了一步。 [sku:p] verb transitive scoop the pool UK informal ■to win all the prizes that are available 囊括所有奖项•Cuba scooped the pool in the boxing at this year's Olympics.古巴囊括了今年奥运会拳击项目的所有奖牌。 [sku:p] verb transitive Phrasal Verbs [M] scoop sth out ■to remove something that is inside something else with a spoon 用勺舀出•Cut the tomato in half and scoop out the seeds.把蕃茄切成两半,挖出里面的籽。 [sku:p] verb transitive Phrasal Verbs [M] scoop sth/sb up ■to lift something or someone with your hands or arms in a quick movement (迅速)捡起,拾起,抱起•She scooped the children up and ran with them to safety.她一把抱起孩子们,带着他们奔向安全地带。 •I scooped up my belongings into my handbag.我匆忙把自己的东西塞进包里。 |