scrubber 1792 |
nurse, etc.医生、护士等）to wash your hands and
arms before performing a medical operation (手术前）擦洗
手和臂
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ziomm *1 [sing.] an act of scrubbing
sth 擦洗；刷洗：_Tve given the _/7oor
a good scrub.我把地板彻底擦涣了一遍。
2 [U] small bushes and trees 灌木丛；矮树丛：The bird disappeared into the
scrub.鸟消失在矮树丛中。3 (also scrub-land) [U] an area of dry land covered with small bushes and
trees 5更叶灌丛带；低寧灌木丛林地4 scrubs [pi.】（tec/7/?/a?/ 术语）the special clothes
worn by surgeons when they are
doing medical operations 拳
术衣
scrub-ber
/'skrAba(r)/
noun 1 (BrE, informal) an offensive word
for a prostitute or for a woman
who has sex with a lot of men 婊子；淫荡女人 2a
brush or other object that you use for cleaning things, for example pans (刷洗用的）刷子
'scrubbing
brush (fir£)
(NAmE scrub brush) noun a stiff brush for
cleaning floors and other surfaces (刷地
板等的）硬毛刷，板刷
scrubby
/'skrAbi/
adj. 1 covered with small bushes and trees长“灌木和矮树的；灌未丛生的：a scrubby hiHside 灌木丛生的山坡 2
(of trees 树）small and not fully
developed低矮的；矮小的：scrubby vegetario/i灌木植被 scrub-land /'skrAbland/ noun
[U] = scrub n.(3) scruff /skrAf/ noun (BrE,
informal) a dirty or untidy person 邋遢如人 by the scruff of the/sb’s ’neck roughly holding the
back of an animal’s or person’s neck &着动物（或人 >
的脖颈儿：She grabbed him by the scruj5Fo/tfte
necfc and threw him out.她一把抓住他侖
脖子，将他扔了出去。
scruffy /'skrAfl/
adj. (scruff-ier,
scruffi-est) (informal) dirty or untidy 不整洁的；邋遢的 CTITl
shabby ： He Zoofced a scrujQfy.他#着有点ii遢。◊ a scrujfy pair 0/jeans 脏兮兮的牛存裤► scruff.ily adv. scruffi.ness noun [U]
scrum
/skrAm/
noun 1
[also
formal scrum-mage) a part of a rugby
game when players from both sides link themselves together in a group, with
their heads down, and push against the other side. The ball is then thrown
between them and each side tries to get it•(橄 榄球的）并列争球 2
the group of players who link themselves together in a scrum (橄磁球）并列争球的
全体前锋 3 (es/?ec丨阶£) a
crowd of people who are pushing each other 相互拥挤的人群：There was a real scrum when the bus
arrived.公共汽车到站时，’人们一窝
蜂都往上挤。
.scrum
'half nown
(in
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verb (also .scrum 'down) [V] [sport to form a scrum during a game of
scrummy
/'skrAmi/
adj. (scrum-mier,
scrum^mi est) {BrE, /•n/ormfl/) tasting very good 味道极异的；美味的 mTI
delicious： a scrummy cafce 非常可:口 的蛋糕
scrump-tious
/'skrAmpJas/
adj. {informal) tasting very good A味的；非常好吃的PTITl DELICIOUS scrumpy /'skrAmpi/ noun
[U] [Br£) a type of strong cider
(= an alcoholic drink made from apples), made especially in the west of England
_ (尤指产争英g兰西部 的）烈性苹果酒
scrunch /skrAntJ/
verb 1 [V] to make a loud
sound like the one that is made when you walk on gravel (=small stones)发咔嚓咔嚓声；发出嗅吱声EEC1 crunch : rhe snow scrunched
underfoot.雪在脚下发出
嘎吱嘎吱的声音。2 [VN] ~ sth
(up) to squeeze sth into a
small round shape in your hands 把…揉成一团：He scrunched up the
note and threw it on the fire.
揉成一团，扔进了火里。3 [VN]〜sth
(up) to
make sth become smaller 使捲缩；使收缩：The hedgehog scrunched itse〖/ up into a baii.刺兩_成一个圆球。4
[VN] to create a hairstyle
with loose curls by squeezing the hair with the hands (用手揉捏头发）做松鬈发型
► scrunch noun [sing.]： the scrunch of tyres on
the gravel 轮胎碾在砾石上发出的咔嚓咔嚓声
scrunch-'dry verb [VN] to create a hairstyle with loose curls by drying the hair while
squeezing it with your hand用手挤干（头发）.以使松散鬈曲
scrunchy (also scrunchie) /'skrAntn/ noun {pi. -ies) a rubber band covered in cloth used to fasten hair away
from the face (包）布发箍，布发圈 scru-ple /'skruipl/ noun, verb
m noun [C, usually pi., U] a feeling that
prevents you from doing sth that you think may be morally wrong (道德 上的）顾忌，雨虑：J overcame my
moraZ scrupZes.我 拋开了 it
德方面的顾虑。◊ He had mo
scruples about spring on hen他肆无忌惮地暗中盯着她。◊ She is totaMy without
scruple.她完全无所顾忌。
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verb [V to inf] not scruple to do sth {formal) to be willing to do
sth even if it might be wrong or immoral 无所顾 忌地做；肆无忌惮地干
scru-pu-lous /'skruipjalas/
adj. 1 careful about paying
attention to every detail仔细的；细致的；一丝不知的
HIT!
meticulous ： You must be scrupulous
about hygiene
when you’re preparing a baby’s/eeS•给婴儿准备 食物时，对卫生丝毫乌虎不得。◊scruputous attention to detat'Z 妹察入微 2 〜（in sth/in doing sth) careful to be honest and
do what is right审慎疋直的；恪守道德规范
的：He was scrupuZous in aH his business
dedi'ngs.他在 所做的一切商业交易中都是清白的。EH3UNSCRUPU- lous ► scru-pu-lous-ly adv. ： Her house is scrupulously ctecm•她的家干干净净，纤尘不染。otobescruputousZy honest 极为诚实 scru.pu.lous.ness A7〇w/7 [U] scru-tin-eer /,skru:t0'ni0(r); NAmE -'nir/ noun {Br£} a person who checks
that an election or other vote is organized correctly and fairly 选举（或其他投票）监督 员；监票人
scru-tin-ize [BrE also -ise) /'skrurtanaiz/ verfe [vn] to look at or examine sb/sth
carefully 仔细查看；认貪检 查；细致审查：She 〖eaned /orvvard
to scrutinize thei'r /aces.她探身向前，端详他们的面容。◊ 77ie statement was care^/iiHy scrutinizeci
be/ore pubZication.声明在发表
前经仔细审查。
scru-tiny /'skruitani/
noun [U] {format) careful and thor- ough
examination仔细检查；认真彻底的审查SCI inspection ： Her
argument doesn't really stand up to scrutiny.她的观点经不起认真推敲。◊ Foreign poHcy has come umfer dose scrutiny recentZy.近来，政府的夕P交政 策受到了认真彻底的审查。◊ The documents shoiiW be avaiZabie/orpuWfc scrutiny.这些文件须公之于世，交由
公众审议^^
scuba-diving
/'sku:ba
daiviq/ (also scuba) noun [u] the sport or
activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment consisting of
a container of air which you carry on your back and a tube through which you
breathe the air 戴水肺潜水：to go scuba- dfvfng 进行戴水肺潜水一picture c> diving scud /skAd/ verb (-dd-) [V +ad\/./prep.] (literary) (of clouds 云）to move quickly across the sky 飞疾、 scuff /skAf/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (on sth) to make a mark on the
smooth surface of sth when you rub it against sth rough 磨损；磨环：/ scujSfed the
heei 0/ my shoe on the
stonework.我的鞋跟儿给铺好的石头磨坏了。2〜your feet, heels, etc. to drag your feet along
the ground as you walk 着脚走► .scuffed 〇〇!/•.: After only one day, his shoes were aZready
scuffed an) dirty.只一夫，他的鞋 就穿脏磨环了。scuff (also 'scuff mark) scuffle /'skAfl/ noun, verb
m noun ~ (with sb) a short and
not very violent fight or struggle (短时间与某人的）小扭打，冲突：Scuffles broke out between police and
demonstrators. W ^ fP ^ 威者之间发生了冲突。0 note at ?ight
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verfe [V] 1 ~ (with sbj(of two or more people 两人或多人
之间）to fight or struggle
with each other for a short time, in a way that is not very serious (短暂而不严重 地）扭打，冲矣，争斗：She seized with
photographers as she ie/t her hote!•在离开所径的旅馆她和一些
摄影记看发生了冲突。2 [+<7办./^印.]to move quickly making a
quiet rubbing noise 窸窸佘窣地疾行：Some anima! was sowing
the bushes.有只动物在灌木丛中 窸窸窣_窣地穿行。
scuffling /'skAflirj/
noun [U] a low noise made by
sth moving around (物体来回移动发出的）窸窸窣窣的响