diagram l||2 according to a fixed plan or pattern f^E

ii ft; A$?£ft; The play has a very schematic plot. AL A$ft@]If # #rtl. ► schematically /-kli/ adv._: The process is shown schematically in figure 3.

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sche ma tize (BrE also -ise) /‘skirmataiz/ verb [VN] (technical A iff) to organize sth in a system X(t: schematized data ®^fkft$f$|- scheme Orr /ski:m/ noun, verb

at noun ~ (for doing sth) | ~ (to do sth) 1 (BrE) a plan or system for doing or organizing sth if $]; if fij : a training scheme iH| jy ^ o a local scheme for recycling newspapers ^ Jfe ft jR A 0 ijfc if $J 0 to introduce/operate a scheme to improve links between schools and industry ftff / |b]®^

ft A M O Under the new scheme only successful schools will be given extra funding. fE §r if |!j T, K fi b ? ft ^

A W !£ t# A c — see also colour scheme 2 a plan for getting money or some other advantage for yourself, especially one that involves cheating other people M i||; it if; if ii: an elaborate scheme to avoid taxes j^fifftill^LA M the/sb’s 'scheme of things

the way things seem to be organized; the way sb wants everything to be organized M ; A A ft A ilf: My personal problems are not really important in the overall scheme of things. /R A #, $AAft ft H A 1f -f i> Jt'fft o I don’t think marriage figures in his scheme of things, mm, Mf^AMftAS t£AA3?Sft₀ ■ verb 1 (disapproving) to make secret plans to do sth that will help yourself and possibly harm others A;

W; $J; S ig Pm plot _: [V] She seemed to feel that we were all scheming against her. M U ft "M; XI ftc ill UtEM-ii 0 [V to inf] His colleagues, meanwhile, were busily scheming to get rid of him. Mftlftip&jrtii

0 [VN] Her enemies were scheming her downfall. M ifJ 3fc A ift. A XE M fl 1# o 2 (SAfrE, informal) to think or form an opinion about sth if,; if A : [VN] What do you scheme? if iA A & # ? o ‘Do you think

he’ll come?’ ‘I scheme so. ’ “ if iAAMAA®}? ” “ Sc M.

schemer /'ski:ma(r)/ noun (disapproving) a person who plans secretly to do sth for their own advantage til Pf il

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scheming /'skiimirj/ adj. (formal) often planning secretly to do sth for your own advantage, especially by cheating other people 'ff tlft $ft; $c

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the Schengen agreement /'ferjan agriimant/ noun an agreement between the countries of the European Union to remove controls at their borders so that, for example, people can move freely from one country to another without needing to show their passports if fg

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scherzo /'skeatsau; NAmE 'skertsou/ noun (pi. -os) (from Italian) a short, lively piece of music, that is often part of a longer piece iWiii®

schil ling /'Jilirj/ noun the former unit of money in Austria (replaced in 2002 by the euro) H i& ft] A %

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schism /‘skizam; ‘sizam/ noun [C, U] (formal) strong disagreement within an organization, especially a religious one, that makes its members divide into separate groups jfM; ( Xts ) ► schismat-

ic /skiz'maetik; siz'maetik/ adj. schist /.fist/ noun [U] a type of rock formed of layers of different minerals, that breaks naturally into thin flat pieces ft is^-

schizoid /'skitsoid/ adj. (technical M ia) similar to or suffering from schizophrenia AtfttA

SlSF.ft; ( B ) fS##ggSEft: schizoid tendencies fftf

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schizo phre nia /.skitsa'frimia/ noun [U] a mental illness in which a person becomes unable to link thought, emotion and behaviour, leading to withdrawal from reality and personal relationships schizo phren ic /.skitsa'fremk/ noun, adj. u noun a person who suffers from schizophrenia ffi # jf

m adj. 1 suffering from schizophrenia if, fff 2 (informal) frequently changing your mind about sth or holding opinions about sth that seem to oppose each other feS^c'fft; gffiAMft schlep (also schlepp) /Jlep/ verb (~pp-) (informal, especially NAmE) 1 [V +adv./prep.] to go somewhere, especially if it is a slow, difficult journey, or you do not want to go ( li ) A, 2 [VN] to

carry or pull sth heavy $£, tft, j&, ( M^!J ) : I’m

not schlepping these suitcases all over town. Aft A Atl -f KTiTraryi From Yiddish shlepn, ‘to

drag’. shlepn, MX “$£” . ►schlep (also

schlepp) noun [sing.]

schlock /JIdk; NAmE Xla*k/ noun [U] {NAmE, informal) things that are cheap and of poor quality {& ; fjg

schmaltz /Jmoilts/ noun [U] (informal, disapproving) the quality of being too sentimental ► schmaltzy

adj. (schmaltz ier, schmaltzi est) schmo (also shmo) /Jmau; NAmE jmou/ noun (pi. -oes) (NAmE, informal, disapproving) a person who is stupid or foolish in an annoying way fK/R schmooze /Jmu:z/ verb [V] ~ (with sb) (informal, especially NAmE) to talk in an informal and friendly way about things that are not important $ MW PPI71 chat ► schmooz er noun

schmuck /JniAk/ noun (informal, disapproving, especially NAmE) a stupid person f!gjll; ; M1%: He’s such a schmuck! MAS!

schnapps /Jnaeps/ noun [U] (from German) a strong alcoholic drink made from grain ( schnau-zer /'Xnauza(r)/ noun a dog with short rough hair which forms curls flf $J

schnook /Jnuk/ noun (NAmE, informal, disapproving) a stupid or unimportant person Jlltfft A; A A#/ scholar /'skDla(r); NAmE 'ska:l-/ noun 1 a person who knows a lot about a particular subject because they have studied it in detail : a classical scholar W% jv. T X A' A Ur! X (ft # O He was the most distinguished scholar in his field.

2 a student who has been given a scholarship to study at a school, college or university ^ M : a

Rhodes scholar ^ ^ X M M M 3 (BrE, informal) a

clever person who works hard at school ^ M D] ftr ft 'A A: I was never much of a scholar. ft£F^Ao

schol-ar-ly /'skDlali; NAmE 'skailarli/ adj. 1 (of a person A) spending a lot of time studying and having a lot of knowledge about an academic subject ^ ^ ft ;

M ^ ft ft Pm academic 2 connected with academic study ^ A ft; ^ A ft ft Pm academic : a scholarly journal ^A^ AJ

scholarship /'sknlajip; NAmE 'skailarXip/ noun 1 [c] an amount of money given to sb by an organization to help pay for their education : She won a schol

arship to study at Stanford.

llTiifeA^A^o 0 He went to drama school on a scholarship. 2 [U] the serious

study of an academic subject and the knowledge and methods involved f (pj ,; ^ A ; ^ A % Pm learning: a magnificent work of scholarship AAET-lf scho las tic /ska'laestik/ adj. [only before noun] (formal) 1 connected with schools and education #^ft; KcW ft ; ^ # ft: scholastic achievements 2 con

nected with scholasticism ^.I^AAft scho las ti cism /ska'laestisizam/ noun [u] a system of philosophy, based on religious principles and writing, that was taught in universities in the Middle Ages H

School /skuil/ noun, verb u noun

► WHERE CHILDREN LEARN JL t A <J ft Ut fft 1 [C] a place where children go to be educated ( A, A ) AS: My brother and I went to the same school.

|WJ— 0 (formal) Which school do they attend? ftfe

fn±fti®P”AA^«t? 0 Tm going to the school today to