scuffle
英['sk?f(?)l]
美['sk?fl]
- vi. 扭打；亂斗；拖著腳走路
- n. 混戰；扭打
- n. (Scuffle)人名；(英)斯卡夫爾
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?scuffles;過去式:?scuffled;過去分詞:?scuffled;現在分詞:?scuffling;
助記提示
1. shuffle <===> scuffle ( sc- <---> sh- ).
中文詞源
scuffle 扭打，爭斗
來自 PIE*skeubh,推，擠，詞源同 shove,shuffle.-le,表反復。引申比喻義扭打，爭斗。
scuffle 窸窸窣窣的響聲來自 scuff,刮，摩擦，-le,表反復。引申詞義發出窸窸窣窣的聲音。
英文詞源
- scuffle (v.)
- "to push or fight in a disorderly manner," 1570s, probably a frequentative form of scuff, of Scandinavian origin. Related: Scuffled; scuffling. As a noun c. 1600, from the verb.
雙語例句
- 1. The two men quarrelled and there was a scuffle.
- 那兩個人爭吵扭打起來.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. There was a scuffle and I lost my hat in the melee.
- 因發生一場斗毆,我的帽子也在混亂中丟失了.
來自辭典例句
- 3. Five pickets were injured in the scuffle.
- 在混戰中有五名罷工糾察隊員受傷.
來自辭典例句
- 4. But that was just a scuffle and exchange of words.
- 不過,那也只是扭打對罵而已.
來自互聯網
- 5. In the hallway outside, a scuffle of feet . A clink of metal.
- 在走廊外面, 有扭打的痕跡和金屬發出的聲音.
來自互聯網