单词 | scoop |
释义 | Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing, Utensils, Foodldoce_291_ascoop1 /skuːp/ ●○○ noun [countable] 1 TCNan important or exciting news story that is printed in one newspaper or shown on one television station before any of the others know about it 〔抢先登出或播出的〕独家新闻 a journalist looking for a scoop 抢独家新闻的记者 →5 See picture of SCOOP 勺2. DFUa round deep spoon for serving food, for example ice cream or mashed potato 勺,球形勺3 (also scoopful)DFTM an amount of food served with a scoop 一勺之量scoop of two scoops of ice cream 两勺冰激凌4 American English informal information about something 消息,信息 the inside scoop (=special information that other people do not have) on the markets 关于市场的内部消息what’s the scoop? (=used to ask for information or news) 有什么消息吗?Examples from the Corpusscoop• CNN recognized its opportunity for a scoop.• CNN quickly recognised the opportunity for a scoop.• I suppose they might represent a considerable academic scoop.• an ice cream scoop• Cut the bottom off a four pint plastic milk container to make a free food scoop.• Their toecaps turned little scoops of dust as they walked.• It was his first major scoop and he promised not to reveal the source of his information.• Like most scoops, it came down to desire.• Place scoops of the ice cream into individual serving dishes.• They were pouring scoops of dirt on my coffin, but I was banging on the lid to get out.scoop of• a big scoop of mashed potatoesinside scoop• He gave me the inside scoop on the Biggest Wave story: the thirty-five-foot mountain he'd ridden on 5 January 1985.Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishingscoop2 ●○○ verb [transitive] 1 [always + adverb/preposition]LIFT to pick something up or remove it using a scoop or a spoon, or your curved hand 〔用勺子或手〕舀出;捧起,掬起 She bent down and scooped up the little dog. 她弯腰抱起小狗。 Cut the tomato in half and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon. 把番茄切成两半,用茶匙把籽挖出。2 TCNto be the first newspaper to print an important news report 〔报纸〕抢先…报道 Time and again, we have scooped our rivals. 我们一再抢在对手之前登出报道。3 British English to win a prize or award 赢取,捧走〔奖项〕 Britain scooped the top prize in the over-50s category. 英国队捧走了50岁以上组别的头奖。4 scoop something ↔ up phrasal verb if a lot of people scoop something up, they buy it quickly so that soon there is none left 把…抢购一空 Fans scooped up the trading cards in the first few hours of the sale. 开卖仅仅几个小时,影迷们就把收藏卡抢购一空。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusscoop• A shallow river had scooped a fertile valley out of the limestone mountains.• Driven beyond sense, she made no protest when he scooped her easily into his arms and strode deeper into the forest.• She'd felt that strength when he'd scooped her easily into his arms.• Bedford scooped potatoes from a serving dish on to his plate.• He has been seen in the square scooping the birds into a cardboard box 40 at a time.• Charlie loved to scoop the competition.• The latter is currently scooping up 480 / 0 of the cash.• The computer will point you in the right direction of a fuel pod which can be scooped up at close range.• Hasty scooped up the loose ball.Origin scoop1 (1300-1400) Middle Dutch schopescoop1 nounscoop2 verbChinese that story Corpus an is exciting one or printed important in news |
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