scalp-er /'skaelpa(r)/ noun [NAmE) = tout n. : ticket scalpers MW?

scaly /'skeili/ adj. (scali-er, scali-est) (of skin H£) covered with scales(8), or hard and dry, with small pieces that come off IS 63; A & 63 .scaly anteater noun = pangolin scam /skaem/ noun [informal) a clever and dishonest plan for making money

scamp /skaemp/ noun [old-fashioned) a child who enjoys playing tricks and causing trouble $3 H %. ; 3® SL %, HU SCALLYWAG

scam-per /'skaempa(r)/ verb [V +adv./prep.] (especially of children or small animals X 3a J L Jr to move

quickly with short light steps XA'&iifc# A; scampi /'skaempi/ noun [U+sing./pl. v.] (BrE) large prawns (= a type of sea creature) covered with breadcrumbs or batter and fried A&F: scampi and chips A&F

scan /skaen/ verb, noun

m verb (-nn-) 1 [VN] ~ sth (for sth) to look at every part of sth carefully, especially because you are looking for a particular thing or person # ; % |r ; ^ M ^ # ET771 scrutinize : He scanned the horizon for any sign ofland.ibttmmmitil3fm,        oshe

scanned his face anxiously, ifeij] ^    63 jj& 0

2                  ~ (through) sth (for sth) to look quickly but not very

carefully at a document, etc. fg. Bfr   ; $i] Al; if l^J:

[VN] I scanned the list quickly for my name.

—f    0 N She scanned through

the newspaper over breakfast.

3                  [VN] to get an image of an object, a part of sb’s body,

etc. on a computer by passing X-rays, ultrasound waves or electromagnetic waves over it in a special machine (Xf3H.        feMM^) 33 38: Their

brains are scanned so that researchers can monitor the progress of the disease, ffl % A M )*3 fife Cl 63 X M jjP \cX 33 m, 4 [vn] (of a light, radar, etc. it

Hii^) to pass across an area 33 3S; 333>jr: Con­cealed video cameras scan every part of the compound.

5 [V, VN] (computing if) (of a program ^Iff) to examine a computer program or document in order to look for a virus (     ) 33® ( X& ) : This software is

designed to scan all new files for viruses.  AS

M A $r X \$ 63 ^ # M it o 6 [VN] (computing if) to pass light over a picture or document using a scanner in order to copy it and put it in the memory of a computer ( 3133®!^ )        ) : How

do I scan a photo and attach it to an email? >35#3EM Jt 7[V] (of poetry #«fc) to have a regular rhythm according to fixed rules # A 13 W : This line doesn’t scan. & —■ ff X ^ S3 W „ u;i:M .scan sth into sth | .scan sth in [computing if) to pass light over a picture or document using a scanner in order to copy it and put it in the memory of a computer 3E • • • 33 ® iS; 33 ®$&A: Text and pictures can be scanned into the computer, OS nJfcU33®i&

tHWL.

■ noun 1 [C] a medical test in which a machine produces a picture of the inside of a person’s body on a computer screen after taking X-rays 33®     : to have a brain

scan # J® Sfl 33 ® S 2 [C] a medical test for pregnant women in which a machine uses ultrasound to produce a picture of a baby inside its mother’s body jjp} JL33®j&S: to have a scan       3 [sing.] the

act of looking quickly through sth written or printed, usually in order to find sth $!])£; scan dal /'skaendl/ noun 1 [C, U] behaviour or an event that people think is morally or legally wrong and causes public feelings of shock or anger Jiff; f AI 1sC63.Jl.lf; 31 £0: a series of sex scandals —M.M&JLM 0 to cause/create a scandal 31      310 The scandal

broke (= became known to the public) in May. &®31 |J1   3l Jj # B§ it 63 o 0 There has been no hint of

scandal during his time in office.      fa31

So 2 [U] talk or reports about the shocking or immoral things that people have done or are thought to have done ^X&3t631£W ( ^3M ) ; 1M: to

spread scandal o newspapers full of scandal %

J^f31S 63 3U£ft 3 [sing.] ~ (that ... ) an action, attitude, etc. that you think is shocking and not at all acceptable RTflitMft* ( •) ;         )

ETT71 disgrace : It is a scandal that such a large town has no orchestra.  ®MtU,        AW&A

scan dal ize [BrE also -ise) /'skaendalaiz/ verb [VN] to do sth that people find very shocking ( VftifWffX ) 111 ft 1sC,   ™ outrage: She scandalized her family

with her extravagant lifestyle. M#1£63XtS AA^I^A

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scan dal mon ger /'skaendlmAr)ga(r)/ noun [disapprov­ing) a person who spreads stories about the shocking or immoral things that other people have done ffclp3lS# Rl scan dal ous /’skaendalas/ adj. 1 ~ (that ... ) shocking J and unacceptable        H771 dis­

graceful : a scandalous waste of money & ^ |$ 'M 14 @ 0 It is scandalous that he has not been punished.

A m m § m o 2 [only before noun] containing talk about the shocking or immoral things that people have done or are thought to have done i# i£31^l 63: scandalous stories 31K$t¥ ► scan-dal-ous-ly adv.: scandalously low pay Alk'fi63 'scandal sheet noun [disapproving) a newspaper or magazine that is mainly concerned with shocking stories about the immoral behaviour and private lives of famous or important people iEl£]]tfj,     ( IK

Scandinavia /.skaendi'neivia/ noun [U] a cultural region in NW Europe consisting of Norway, Sweden and Denmark and sometimes also Iceland, Finland and the Faroe Islands   ‘ft

) ► Scan-di-navian /.skaendi'neivian/ adj., noun scan dium /'skaendiam/ noun [U] [symb Sc) a chemical element. Scandium is a silver-white metal found in various minerals.

scan ner /'skaena(r)/ noun 1 a device for examining sth or recording sth using light, sound or X-rays ® j3®fl; 33®i£^: The identity cards are examined by an electronic scanner.

4                  [computing if) a device which copies pictures and

documents so that they can be stored on a computer 33 ®         ; 33 ® H : a document scanner X # 33 3®

— picture o page R5 —see also flatbed scanner

5                  a machine used by doctors to produce a picture of the inside of a person’s body on a computer screen ( E

) 333SH: a body scanner Aj$333Sf! 4 a piece of equipment for receiving and sending radar signals 33

scansion /'skaenfn/ noun [u] [technical A ip) the rhythm of a line of poetry (         63 )

scant /skaent/ adj. [only before noun] hardly any; not very much and not as much as there should be —* T 63;

A 63 ; XaS.63; A4A63: I paid scant attention to what she was saying, A ft M Al!i ^ ft 'A o o The firefighters went back into the house with scant regard for their own safety.

scanty /'skaenti/ adj. (scant-ier, scanti est) 1 too little in amount for what is needed X32.63; A5&63; A3>63:

Details of his life are scanty. ^Xfifa63X%-,

£ 0     2 (of clothes A H) very small and not covering

much of your body AMIIIiJ3#:63: a scanty bikini iiAft^A##:63    ► scant-ily adv. : scantily

dressed models AirHj®63ll#JL -scape combining form (in nouns A ^ M) a view or scene of •••jp: ( & ) : landscape Mfl; 0 seascape MM 0 moonscape B J:

scape-goat /'skeipgaut; NAmE -gout/ noun a person who is blamed for sth bad that sb else has done or for some failure      ftA^M# HTTI fall guy : She felt

she had been made a scapegoat for her boss’s incompe­tence.

► scape-goat verb [VN]