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单词 scrabble
释义
scrabble
verb[I+ adv/prep]
uk
/ˈskræb.əl/us
/ˈskræb.əl/
to useyourfingerstoquicklyfindsomething that you cannotsee:
（用手指）扒找，翻找
He was scrabblinginthesandsearchingfor thering.他在沙子里扒找戒指。
totryto get somethingquicklythat is noteasilyavailable:
试图快速获得（不易得到之物）
Thegovernmentis scrabblingaroundforwaystoraiserevenuewithout putting uptaxes.政府正在摸索增加财政收入而不加税的办法。
informal
toclimbquicklyand withoutcare:
急促攀爬
Paul scrabbledupthecliff,dislodgingseveralsmallstones.保罗急急爬上悬崖，蹬掉了几块小石头。
We were scrabblingovertherocksasfastas we could.我们以最快速度攀过那些岩石。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Searching
  • -seeking
  • beachcomb
  • beachcomber
  • beachcombing
  • body search
  • bounty hunter
  • divine
  • hunting ground
  • keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
  • leave no stone unturnedidiom
  • manhunt
  • mudlark
  • needle
  • scout
  • scratch
  • search
  • seeksomeone/somethingout
  • seeker
  • shakesomeonedown
  • troll
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Moving quickly
Trying and making an effort
Hurrying and doing things quickly
Scrabble
noun[U]
trademark
uk
/ˈskræb.əl/us
/ˈskræb.əl/
abrandnamefor agameplayedon aboardcoveredinsquaresin whichplayerswinpointsbycreatingwords fromletterswith differentvaluesandconnectingthese words withonesalready on theboard
拼字游戏
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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  • backgammon
  • bishop
  • blitz
  • board game
  • castle
  • Chinese chequers
  • Chutes and Ladders
  • counterplay
  • defence
  • endgame
  • forfeit
  • gambit
  • move
  • pawn
  • pin
  • queen
  • queenside
  • re-roll
  • resign
  • square
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(Definition ofscrabblefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

scrabble| American Dictionary

scrabble
verb[I]
us
/ˈskræb·əl/
tomoveyourhandsorfingersquicklytofindandpickup something,esp. something that you cannotsee:
She scrabbled around in herbag,tryingtofindherkeys.
(Definition ofscrabblefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscrabble

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I was similarly stumped, and scrabbled to think of one or two things.
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That leaves many scrabbling for funds and leading a scrimping and saving existence.
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In some areas we seem to be scrabbling around for projects.
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I know that there will be ascrabblefor resources and that there will be in-fighting to try to win resources.
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Much has been lost in thescrabbleto disentangle local services and their providers from local authorities and the community.
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They already have toscrabbleto try to pay their heating bills.
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The press are given press releases to read, while we have toscrabblearound and to listen carefully to what is said.
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He has scrabbled around to try to find bits of extra money in an attempt to justify income tax cuts.
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The nursery voucher scheme wasted millions on bureaucracy and advertising, and resulted in providers competing for children, and parents scrabbling for places.
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As long as the report was up for general debate andscrabbleand scratch, we should have been no further forward.
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In too many cases the interests of the banks is predominant, and in thescrabbleover the money, the banks have enormous power.
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He clambered on to the rear of the car, scrabbled open the sliding door, and ate my friend.
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The public are entitled to information about such matters and cannot go scrabbling through tenders and agreements.
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She will have toscrabbleround her house.
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One scrabbles about and finds a pair of spectacles that makes one see rather better.
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