example, a television * Scart 21ffAt!®,fl?'Tj
mm-, a scan socket * 21 mmi
scarves pi. of
scarf
scary /'skeari; NAmE 'skeri/ adj. (scarier, scariest) [informal)
frightening
& ffc Eft; ffF A Eft: It was a really scary moment. g|5—ftWIItfFA0 0 a scary
movie SffrEh — see also scare v.
scat /skaet/ noun [U] a style of jazz singing in which the voice is made
to sound like a musical instrument
mm
uimtiiftif
scath ing /'skeidirj/ adj. ~ (about sb/sth) criticizing sb or sth very
severely if Atff-EfA Eft;
Eft Kn
withering : a scathing attack on
the new management It *1 fr ^ M M M fX
If ^ 0
He was scathing about the government’s performance. iE A1! IE Itbif Tfl&fFEftASL ►
scath-ing-ly adv.: ‘Oh, she’s just a
kid,’ he said scathingly.” AEA
scato logic al /,skaeta'lDd3ikl; NAmE-‘la:d3-/ adj. (formal) connected with human
waste from the body in an unpleasant way AEft:
scatological humour .f
scatter /'skaeta(r)/ verb, noun
m verb 1 [VN] ~ sth (on/over/around sth)
|
~ sth
(with sth)
to throw or drop things
in different directions so that they cover an area of ground # ; M : Scatter the grass seed over the
lawn. fE^lf
flS(f'7#7¥±0 0 Scatter the lawn with grass seed. o They
scattered his ashes at sea.
IE ff] IE IE Eft # Tfc
It [ft A 'M „
2 to move or to make people or animals move
very quickly in different directions |!ctf; M.
Ifc
ECT71 disperse : [V] At the first gunshot,
the crowd
scattered. ffc &I7 A^^iifScTo
o
[VN] The
explosion scattered a flock of birds roosting in the trees. jH ff p
|E
a noun [usually sing.] (also scattering /'skaetarir)/ [sing.])
a small amount or number of things spread over an area
££Si; a
scattering of houses #.#
MEftJ^Jl
scatter brain /’skaetabrein; NAmE -tdrb-/ noun
(informal) a person who is
always losing or forgetting things and cannot think in an organized way £E 7 H
A Eft A;
fiEiSEft
A ► scatter-brained adj.
'scatter cushion noun a small cushion
that can be placed on furniture, on the floor, etc. for decoration /J^i«
'scatter diagram (also scatter-gram /'skaetagraem; NAmE -targ-/) noun (statistics
£ftif)
a diagram that shows the relationship between two variables by creating a pattern of dots (
scattered /'skaetad; NAmE -tard/ adj. spread far apart over
a wide area or over a long period of time ffWi Eft;
?? ifc Eft; 3ft Eft: a few scattered settlements Jl^jf Eft
A % 0
sunshine
with scattered showers Bf, ift A # M 7 W 0 Her family are
scattered around the world.
scatter-gun /'skaetagAn; NAmE -targ-/ (BrE) (NAmE scatter-shot /'skaetajot; NAmE -tarjait/) adj. [only before noun] referring
to a way of doing or dealing with sth by considering many different
possibilities, people, etc. in a way that is not well organized ( A^Eft,
im#^WA^o
scatty /'skaeti/ adj. (scat-tier,
scat-ti-est) (BrE,
informal) tending
to forget things and behave in a slightly silly
way M^Eft; #77#J
scav-enge /'skaevind3/ verb 1 ~ (for
sth) (of
a person, an animal or a bird A. # ftc 4) to search through waste for things
that can be used or eaten ( 7 )
# ; W. A ; la ft: [VN] Much of their
furniture was scavenged from other people’s garbage. fEftl Eft #l$Ji/A$i] Atftff o [V] Dogs and foxes
scavenged through the trash
cans for something to eat. $) fO % ffl fk iv M ft M #13; o 2 (of animals or birds #
JS() to eat dead animals
that have been killed by another animal, by a car, etc. Rt ( ) : [VN]
| 1779
Crows scavenge carrion left on the roads. 7r 3^
±
Eft HI $] 0 0 [V] Some fish
scavenge on dead fish in the wild. £AftM7, Wl
scav-en-ger /'skaevind3B(r)/ noun an
animal, a bird or a person that scavenges #$n£]#j-i- (
A;
fclfcf
'scavenger hunt noun a game in which
players have to find various objects
tlp°P ) ' • 1
SCE / ,es si: *i:/ abbr. Scottish Certificate
of Education (exams taken by Scottish school students at two different levels
at the ages of 16 and 17-18)
-fiE7
( ) — see also Higher, Standard Grade
scen-ario /sa'nairiau;
NAmE sa'naeriou/ noun (pi. -os) 1 a description of how
things might happen in the future A .IE; A ^ ; M ?|ij: Let me suggest a
possible scenario, ft A if & ■— # nf W dl M W 'If R
„ 0 The worst- case scenario (= the worst possible thing that could
happen) would be for the factory to be closed down, Eft'tfEftnl t£il If
A® o 0 a nightmare scenario M W nj It 2 a written outline of what
happens in a film/ movie or play ( )
J&J1f ®iE 0EEJ
synopsis
scene /sim/ noun
►
PLACE JEA 1 [C, usually sing.] ~
(of sth) the place where sth happens, especially sth unpleasant (
#AAEft ) iEA, M :
the scene of the accident/ attack/crime / It A / IE W- W M M o
Firefighters were on the scene immediately, gft
|A al M If 3\ M Tk
o
o note at place
►
EVENT # if- 2 [C] ~ (of sth)
an event or a situation that you see, especially one of a particular type ^ ft1;
^ ffi; tfift: The team’s victory produced scenes of joy all over the
country.
il„ 0 She witnessed
some very distressing scenes. Mi
s n-a-^A
►
IN MOVIE/PLAY, ETC. A A. $Jgij f 3 [C] a part of a
film/ movie, play or book in which the action happens in one place or is of one
particular type ^ ®; >tl&;
The movie opens with a scene in a
olove/sex
scenes jftIf o / got very nervous before my big
scene (= the one where I
have a very important part).
HU, 4 [C]one
of the
small sections that a play
or an opera is divided into ( Act I, Scene 2 of‘Macbeth’
mm m
►
AREA OF ACTIVITY ignite 5 the scene , the ... scene
[sing.] (informal) a
particular area of activity or way of life and the people who are part of it iff;
fZ; ffl A: After
years at the top, she just vanished from the scene. ^EI^AEiiTo o
the club/dance/music,
etc. scene
fU A |f|5 ffl s'
iA O A newcomer has appeared
on the fashion scene. (AirAo
►
VIEW ]/ % 6 [C] a view that you
see JAft:
a delightful rural
scene 0 They went
abroad for a change of scene (= to see and
experience new surroundings), A c>
note at view
►
PAINTING/PHOTOGRAPH A ll
; M I 7
[C] a painting, drawing, or photograph of a place and the things that are
happening there AT! •••
p°n; Uf-MIt) #n”p: anexhib-
ition of
►
ARGUMENT #• 8 [C, usually sing.] a
loud, angry argu
ment, especially one that
happens in public and is embarrassing ( VPM:
She had made a scene in the middle of the party. MiSH ^ A I ft] A Iftl 7 — ^ o 0 ‘Please leave,’ he said. ‘I
don’t want a scene.’ “if^^UE, ” fEi!,
m\ ”
rm behind the
’scenes 1 in the part of a theatre, etc. that the
public does not usually see /E fs &; /E ^ In : The students were
able to go behind the scenes to see how programmes are made.
Jir
A Ell If] A K) o 2 in a way that people in general are not aware of # S? IE; #
IE M; A # :
A lot of
negotiating has been going on
behind the scenes, ft* it Eft