scrabble
- IPA[ˈskrabl]
英式
- scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold on to something；(of an animal) scratch at something with its claws
- an act of scratching or scrambling for something；a game in which players build up words on a board from small lettered squares or tiles.
noun: scrabble
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold on to something she scrabbled at the grassy slope, desperate for purchase
- ▪ (of an animal) scratch at something with its claws a lonely dog was scrabbling at the door
- ▪ scramble or crawl quickly lizards scrabbling across the walls
- ▪ make great efforts to get somewhere or achieve something I had to scrabble around to find this apartment
名詞
- 1. an act of scratching or scrambling for something he heard the scrabble of claws behind him
- 2. trademark a game in which players build up words on a board from small lettered squares or tiles.
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- IPA[ˈskrab(ə)l]
美式
- scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold on to something: she scrabbled at the grassy slope, desperate for a firm grip
- an act of scratching or scrambling for something: he heard the scrabble of claws behind him
Oxford American Dictionary
