cotch egg

1786

,Scotch 'egg noun (8r£) a boiled egg covered with sausage meat and breadcrumbs, fried and eaten cold

苏格兰香肠蛋（鸡蛋煮熟后外裹香肠肉和面包屑•，炸后作 为冷餐食用）

.Scotch 'mist noun [U] a thick mist with rain that is common in the Scottish Highlands 苏格兰霭（常见于 苏格兰高地的有雨浓雾）：W/iat do you think this is? Scotch mist? (= used to say that you should have seen something which is obvious)你以为这是什么？还不够明 显吗？

,Scotch 'pancake nown (Srf) = drop scone 'Scotch tape™ noun [U] {NAm^) = Sellotape™

,scot-'free adv. (informal) without receiving the punish- ment you deserve 逃脱惩罚；逍遥法外：They got off scot-free because of lack of evidence, i ^ il ^ ^     ,他

们得以逍遥法外。㈣WiM This idiom comes from the old English word ‘scot’ meaning ‘tax’. People were scot-free if they didn’t have to pay the tax.本习语源自 古英语scot—词，意为賦税。scot-free表示无@纳税。 Scot-land Yard /.skDtland 'ja:d; NAmE ,ska;tland 'ja:rd/ noun (U+sing./pl. v.] (in Britain) the main office of the London police, especially the department that deals with serious crimes in London伦敦警察厅（尤指其刑侦 处  苏格兰场：Scotiand Yard’s anti-terrorist squad 伦

敦警察厅反恐小组◊ Scotland yard has/have been caHed ^.已向伦敦警察厅报了案。

Scots /skt)ts; NAmE ska:ts/ adj., noun m adj. of or connected with Scotland, and especially with the English language as spoken in Scotland or the Scots language苏格兰的;”(’尤指)苏格兰英语的，苏格兰语 的：He spofce wffh a Scots accent.他说话带苏格兰口音。

She comes/rom an oid Scots她出生宁1-个古老 的苏袼兰家族。

■ noun [U] a language spoken in Scotland, closely related to English .but with many differences 苏▲兰英语 .Scots 'pine (also .Scots 'fir) noun a type of pine tree that is widely planted for its wood and other products

苏格兰松，欧洲赤松(广泛种植以获取木材和制造其他 产品|

Scot-tie /'skDti; NAmE 'skaiti/ noun (informal) = Scot­tish TERRIER

Scot-tish /'skDtiJ*; NAmE 'skaitiX/ adj. of or connected with Scotland or its people 苏格兰的；苏格兰人的：the Scottish HigWands 苏格兰髙地◊ Scottish dcmcing 苏格竺 舞蹈

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describing things from Scotland

■                  The adjective Scottish is the most general word used

to describe the people and things of Scotland, while Scots is only used to describe its people, its law and especially its language.形容词 Scottish 餐含叉最广 的用语，用于苏格兰人和物。Scots仅甩于苏格兰 X、靠格兰法律，尤其苏格兰语：也nd邶 苏格兰舞蹈◊沩e ScoH7s/j 苏格兰致会.◊ a

vve/Mftown Scots poet 著名賦苏格兰涛人

Scofs accent轻微的苏格兰口音

■                  The adjective Scotch is now mainly used in fixed expressions such .as 形容词..Scotch.^:主要用于某些固.. 定短语中，如：Scofd? v^/s/cy苏格兰威士忌and和 Scofc/i braf/?苏格兰浓汤 and sounds old-fashioned or insulting if it is used in any other way.用■:于其他地方. 则显得有点过时或带有侮辱性。

■                  The noun Scotch means whisky, and the noun Scots refers to a language spoken in Scotland, closely related to English. A person who comes from Scotland is a Scot.名词'Scotch 指苏格兰威士感而 名词Scots指与英语密切相关的苏格今语。苏格竺人 用 Scot 表示：The Scots won their match against

苏格兰.人在与英格兰人的比赛中获胜。

〇 note at British

the .Scottish 'National Party noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.} {abbr. SNIP) a Scottish political party which wants Scotland to be an independent nation 苏格兰民族党

(主张苏格兰独立k)

the .Scottish 'Parliament noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the parliament elected by the people of Scotland which has powers to make its own laws in areas such as educa- tion and health苏格兰议盛（由苏格兰X民选举产生，有 权制定教育、每生等法规）

.Scottish 'terrier (also Scot-tie, informal) noun a small terrier (= type of dog) with rough hair and short legs

苏格兰粳狗

scoun-drel /'skaandral/ noun {old-fashioned) a man who treats other people badly, especially by being dishonest or immoral 无赖；恶棍 PCT71 rogue scour /’skao^r)/ verfe [yNlj 1 〜sth (for sb/sth) to search a place or thing thoroughly in order to find sb/sth (彻 底地）搜寻，搜查，翻找BCC1 COMB: We scoured the area for somewhere to pitch our tent.  M

找一个搭帐篷的地方。2〜sth (out) to clean sth by rubbing its surface hard with rough material (用粗_ 的物体）擦净，擦亮：厂had to scour out the pans•我得 把这些锅擦干■净。3〜sth (away/out)丨〜sth (from/out of sth) to make a passage, hole, or mark in the ground, rocks, etc. as the result of movement, especially over a long period 冲刷成；冲刷出：The water had raced down the dope and scoured, out the bed 〇/a stream.水顺着!山 坡流下来，冲刷出一条小河道。 scourer /'ska〇0rd(r)/ (also 'scouring pad) noun a small ball of wire or stiff plastic used for cleaning pans用 以擦洗锅的）金属丝球，塑料丝球 scourge /sk3：d3； NAmEsk3：rd3/ noun, verb mnoun 1 [usually sing.] ~ (of sb/sth) (formal) a person or thing that causes trouble 'or suffering 祸害；祸根；炎 ■害：the scourge o/war/dise_ase/jpovertj 战争 / 疾病 / 贫 穷之苦 0 Zn/tafion was the scourge 〇/the 1970s.通货膨 胀曾是20.世纪70年代的祸患。2 a whip used to punish people in the past (旧时用作刑具的.)鞭于 ■ verb [VN] 1 [usually passive] [lite(ary) to cause trouble or suffering to sb 折i;使受苦难；4痛苦：He 〖ay awafce, ‘scourged by his conscience•他备■受良心的折_ v不能入 睡_。2 (oW wse).to hit sb with a scourge 鞭打；鞭笞 EEC1 whip

Scouse /skaus/ noun (BrE, informal) 1 (also Scouser /'skaus0(r)/) [C] a person jfrom Liverpool in NW England (英格兰韌物侖人 2 [U] a wa^of speaking, used by people from Liverpool 利物浦方言（或口音Scouse adj. ： a Scouse accent 利物浦口音 scout./skaot/ /101//7, ve/力

mnoun 1 the Scouts [pi.] an organization (officially called the Scout Association) originally for boys, which trains young people in practical skills and does a lot of activities wit6 them，for example camping 童子军：to join the Scouts 参加 S 子军 2 (阶£) a boy or girl who is a member of the Scouts 童子.幸成'员：Both my brothers were scouts.我的两个哥毒都当k袁樂军'。a scout troop S          PA —see also Boy Scout, Guide n.{6)

—compare brownie(2),(3) 3 a person, an aircraft, etc. sent ahead to get information about the enem/s position, strength，.etc.:侦_察员；侦察机 4 = talent SCOUT

• verb 1 〜（around) (for sb/sth) to search an area or various areas in order to find or discover sth 侦察■，搜 .寺(某'处）：[VN] They scouted the area for somewhere to slay the night.他们0处鲞看，想找个M夜的地方。◊ [V] The kids were scouting around for wood for the fire. 孩子们正在四处寻找柴火。◊ a m沿ta/y scouring party 军拿1 侦察小分'队 2 to look for sports players, actors, musicians, etc. who have special ability, so you can offer them work物色（优#运动员、績员、音乐家 等■) : [V] ffe scouts /or Manchester .t/nited■他为曼彻斯特 '邊队物么球员。.[also VN] U!l；m .scout sth^ out to find out what an area is like or where sth is, by searching 搜索侦察（地形勘察：We went ahead to scout out the 〖ieo/the 〖and.我们先走一步，去侦察地形b,

Scout-er /'skaut8(r)/ noun a person who is the leader of a group of scouts金子军队长