scout ing /'skautirj/ noun [U] the activities that boy and girl Scouts take part in; the Scout organization it ^rf%

scout master /’skautmaisteft); NAmE -maestar/ (also scout leader) noun the adult in charge of a group of BOY SCOUTS ( ftjA7A0ft )

scowl /skaul/ verb, noun

u verb [V] ~ (at sb/sth) to look at sb/sth in an angry or annoyed way ( JAAAKft ) OTA glower a noun an angry look or expression ^ W; ft :

He looked up at me with a scowl. fftB|t#7

Scrab-ble™ /'skraebl/ noun [u] a board game in which players try to make words from letters printed on small plastic blocks and connect them to words that have already been placed on the board (ft

scrab-ble /‘skraebl/ verb [V, usually +adv./prep.] ~ (around/about) (for sth) (especially BrE) to try to find or to do sth in a hurry or with difficulty, often by moving your hands or feet about quickly, without much control ftiSLifeA; $0$; jfLifll; $1^7 She scrabbled around in her bag for her glasses. ftfeftlaltSl AS o He

was scrabbling for a foothold on the steep slope, ft ft Ift ^A7M)$l(ftftfto' o a sound like rats scrabbling on the other side of the wall i#$f> —

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scrag-gly /‘skraegli/ adj. {NAmE, informal) thin and growing in a way that is not even HjUftgjtSL(ft; ifcSL(ft: a scraggly beard 1$H7

scraggy /‘skraegi/ adj. (scrag-gier, scrag-gi-est) (disapproving) (of people or animals AAsfrltl) very thin and not looking healthy # M in ££ ; ffi M III M HJ3

scrawny: women with scraggy necks # 7 7 $1 (ft ft A o a scraggy old cat —R&#

scram /skraem/ verb (-mm-) [v] (old-fashioned, informal) (usually used in orders 51 # #1 7 # 4“) to go away quickly j&ff; : Scram! I don’t want you here. M! 7

scram ble /‘skraembl/ verb, noun ■ verb

► WALK/CLIMB ff 711^ 1 [V +adv./prep.] to move quickly, especially with difficulty, using your hands to help you ( 5fi5Ii?ffiftftft ) jflg, fjgg H3CI clamber: She managed to scramble over the wall. ftftF 7^1118 Si i§₀ o He scrambled to his feet as we came in.

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► PUSH/FIGHT m&r - ftffr 2 ~ (for sth) to push, fight or

compete with others in order to get or to reach sth #- 0 ; 0 ft ; #• ft : [V] The audience scrambled for the

exits. $3 ft P ft A „ 0 [V to inf] Shoppers were

scrambling to get the best bargains.

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► ACHIEVE STH WITH DIFFICULTY M ft A $ 3 [VN] to manage to achieve sth with difficulty, or in a hurry, without much control Xgjftft ( A'fcftft ) tc$L: Cork scrambled a 1-0 win over Monaghan.

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► EGGS Sr 4 [VN] [usually passive] to cook an egg by mixing the white and yellow parts together and heating them, sometimes with milk and butter # C St ) : scrambled eggs ft®

► TELEPHONE/RADIO JcH Mi 5 [VN] [often passive] to

change the way that a telephone or radio message sounds so that only people with special equipment can understand it fflM ( Hff&

R ft ii Si A H i& fr t M M ) : scrambled satellite signals

► CONFUSE THOUGHTS Jfc £j JS 6 [VN] to confuse sb’s thoughts, ideas, etc. so that they have no order

() : Alcohol seemed to have scrambled his brain.

► AIRCRAFT Vfjl 7 [usually passive] to order that planes, etc. should take off immediately in an emergency; to take off immediately in an emergency #4- ( “ftf/L )

; MM 3* 7: [VN] A helicopter was scrambled to help rescue three young climbers, i ft#1H3\#■ft,

BU ftftr $L IE 7 ft Lid (ft 7 $£ A o o [V] They scrambled as soon as the call came through. ^ftp!lij —T5£, IMTHM S&l'o • noun

► DIFFICULT WALK/CLIMB /gtjflg 1 [sing.] a difficult

walk or climb over rough ground, especially one in which you have to use your hands t\ #117 P ft

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► PUSH/FIGHT mfft-,- 2 [sing.] - (for sth) a situation in which people push, fight or compete with each other in order to get or do sth ft f &; ft £ ; ft ft F1771 free- for-all _: There was a mad scramble for the best seats.

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scram bler /'skraembla(r)/ noun a device that changes radio or telephone signals or messages so that they cannot be understood by other people fiJMIS

scram bling /'skraemblirj/ noun [U] {BrE) = motocross scrap /skraep/ noun, verb

m noun 1 [C] a small piece of sth, especially paper, cloth, etc. ) : She scribbled his phone

number on a scrap of paper.

ft ~ 7 it ± o o (figurative) scraps of information M ^ H 0 (figurative) She was just a scrap of a thing (= small and thin). M77BH ft If <, 2 [sing.] (usually with a negative 51 ft aE A ili ffl) a small amount of sth BCGIbit: It won’t make a

scrap of difference. 5Aft7ft £•] ₀ o There’s not

a scrap of evidence to support his claim,

# life fA o O a barren landscape without a scrap of vegetation 3 scraps [pi.] food left

after a meal Give the scraps to the dog. ftp]

H ng $) BE ₀ 4 [U] things that are not wanted or cannot be used for their original purpose, but which have some value for the material they are made of ^3^-; $£ (5p: We sold the car for scrap (= so that any good parts can be used again). A Cl <c> scrap

metal Slioa scrap dealer (= a person who buys and sells scrap) j|pⁿn® A 5 (informal) a short fight or disagreement ft M; #• scuffle, squabble _:

He was always getting into scraps at school, j-fe ft 7 ft ^ ISAft^o — see also scrappy « verb (-pp-) 1 [VN] [often passive] to cancel or get rid of sth that is no longer practical or useful JK. ^ : They had been forced to scrap plans for a new school building. lMiel£iiM$!7it^frft#^i+#Jo 0 The oldest of the aircraft were scrapped. IftJUflS

7 o 2 [V] (informal) to fight with sb ft ^: The bigger boys started scrapping. ft(^ftft$Jf!^ft7&fto scrap-book /‘skraepbuk/ noun a book with empty pages where you can stick pictures, newspaper articles, etc.

scrape /skreip/ verb, noun m verb

► REMOVE [^ A 1 to remove sth from a surface by moving

sth sharp and hard like a knife across it £ij 0; fij A : [VN, usually +adv./prep.] She scraped the mud off her boots. M M 0 7 fffc 7. i- AS ^ o 0 [VN-ADJ] The kids had scraped their plates clean, i

► DAMAGE 2 [VN, usually -t-adv./prep.] to rub sth by accident so that it gets damaged or hurt ; 0ft:

M ft; ®£: I scraped the side of my car on the wall. A

fttft--fpiijMfi'i 7 o O Sorry, I’ve scraped some paint off the car. mm, Hcffift$!j070 She fell and scraped her knee, jife W J — ft, 7o 0 The

wire had scraped the skin from her fingers.

► MAKE SOUND ft ft ft /f 3 [usually +adv./prep.] to make an unpleasant noise by rubbing against a hard surface; to make sth do this ( ft ) ftftjjii]ftl#S!j0ft: [V] I could hear his pen scraping across the paper. A tyf 1# ML ft $<] ^ ft J: 'Ey Mk ₀ o We could hear her scraping away at the violin. ACin/f

o [VN] Don’t scrape your chairs on the floor.

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