scope
noun[U]
uk/skəʊp/us/skoʊp/scopenoun[U](RANGE)
C1
therangeof asubjectcoveredby abook,programme,discussion,class, etc.:
范围I'mafraidthatproblemisbeyond/outsidethescopeofmylecture.恐怕那个问题超出了我的讲座范围。
Oilpaintingdoes not comewithin thescopeofacourseof thiskind.油画不在这类课程范围内。
We would now like tobroaden/widenthescopeoftheenquiryandlookat moregeneralmatters.我们现在要扩大调查的范围,多注意一些普遍情况。
- Thecampaignappearsto begrowingin scope andintensity.
- Shecomplainedthat theplanwas toolimitedin scope.
- The scope of thosetalksis still to bedetermined.
- Otherschemesare muchbroaderintheirscope.
- Thematterfallsoutsidethe scope of thepresentcommittee.
Range and limits
- all the way toidiom
- ambit
- anywhere
- band
- bound
- condition
- gamut
- glass ceiling
- limit
- limited
- meta
- proviso
- realm
- restricted
- specialized
- spectrum
- spread
- stretch
- string
- strings attachedidiom
scopenoun[U](OPPORTUNITY)
C2
theopportunityfor doing something:
(做某件事的)余地,机会There islimitedscopeforfurtherreductionsin theworkforce.进一步裁员的余地有限。
Opportunity
- another/a second bite at/of the cherryidiom
- be in with a shoutidiom
- best betidiom
- bite
- break
- foot
- half
- hay
- headroom
- it's now or neveridiom
- last chance saloon
- look in
- pass
- shop window
- smell bloodidiom
- sneak peek
- the American dream
- there are plenty more fish in the seaidiom
- toehold
- window
scope
verb
uk/skəʊp/us/skoʊp/scopeverb(EXAMINE)
[IorT]
towatchorexaminesomethingcarefully:
Theythinktheirhouseis being scoped byburglars.
Fireinvestigatorsscoped theareafor anyevidencethat someone had set thefiresonpurpose.
Whileretailershoped, bargain-hunters scoped.
[T]medicalspecialized
toexamineahollowpartinside thebodywith anendoscope(= along,thinmedicaldevice):
In thosestudies,doctorsscopedpatients'stomachs.
Players on everyproteamhave been scoped,mostlyfortheirknees.
Using the eyes
- accommodate
- accommodation
- all eyes are onsomeone/somethingidiom
- astigmatic
- beholder
- butcher
- corner
- gaze
- glass
- lookout
- peep
- perceive
- saw
- seesomethingwithyourown eyesidiom
- seeing is believingidiom
- shoot a glance atsomeoneidiom
- spot
- stand oversomeone
- stargaze
- tab
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Medical examination
scopeverb(PLAN)
[T]
toplansomething indetailbefore ithappens,lookingat everything that isinvolved:
If thewholething is scoped andevaluated, withsoundprojectmanagement, thenperhapsit will be OK.
Planning, expecting and arranging
- accidentally
- accidentally on purposeidiom
- advertent
- advisedly
- aim atsomething
- bargain
- I might have knownidiom
- I'll/we'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to itidiom
- insomeone'scrosshairsidiom
- in the pipelineidiom
- in the worksidiom
- planner
- provision
- purposefully
- purposely
- put the cart before the horseidiom
- puttheirheads togetheridiom
- rearrange
- settle
- sleeve
Phrasal verb
scopesomething/someoneout