Значение "scramble" в словаре английского

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scrambleverb

uk ​ /ˈskræm.bəl/ us ​ /ˈskræm.bəl/

scramble verb (MOVE QUICKLY)

C2 [ I usually + adv/prep ] to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using your hands to help you:

She scrambled up the steep hillside and over the rocks.
He scrambled into his clothes (= put them on quickly) and raced to get help.
As the burning plane landed, the terrified passengers scrambled for the door (= tried to reach the door quickly).

› [ I ] to compete with other people for something there is very little of:

[ + to infinitive ] People are scrambling to buy property before prices rise even further.

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scramble verb (MIX)

› also scramble up [ T ] to put things such as words or letters in the wrong order so that they do not make sense:

He had a habit of scrambling his words when excited.

› [ T ] to mix eggs with a little milk and mix again as they are being fried

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scramble verb (CHANGE SIGNAL)

› [ T ] to change a radio or phone signal so that it can only be understood using a special device

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scramblenoun

uk ​ /ˈskræm.bəl/ us ​ /ˈskræm.bəl/

scramble noun (CLIMBING)

› [ S ] a climb that is difficult so that you have to use your hands to help you:

It was a real scramble to the top of the hillside.

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scramble noun (QUICK MOVEMENT)

› [ S ] an act of hurrying:

[ + to infinitive ] As soon as the plane landed there was a mad/wild scramble to get out.

› [ S ] a hurried attempt to get something:

After the death of the dictator there was an unseemly scramble for power among the generals.

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scramble noun (FOOD)

› [ C ] US a dish of eggs and other foods such as potatoes that are mixed as they are being fried:

a Mexican scramble (= eggs with hot peppers, etc.)
a potato-sausage scramble

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(Определение scramble из Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

scramble в американском английском

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scrambleverb

us ​ /ˈskræm·bəl/

scramble verb (MOVE QUICKLY)

› [ I ] to move or climb quickly but with difficulty, often using the hands:

She scrambled to safety away from the fighting.
[ + to infinitive ] fig. Poultry farmers scrambled (= worked hard and fast) to provide water to their flocks as pipes burst in Georgia’s coldest weather this century.

scramble verb (MIX EGGS)

› [ T ] to mix together and cook the transparent and yellow parts of eggs:

We had bacon and scrambled eggs for breakfast.

scramble verb (CHANGE SIGNAL)

› [ T ] to change a radio or telephone signal while it is being sent so that it cannot be understood without a special device

scramblenoun [ U ]

us ​ /ˈskræm·bəl/

scramble noun [ U ] (ACT OF HURRYING )

› an act of moving or climbing quickly:

fig. There was a mad scramble (= many people moving at once) for the best seats in the theater.

(Определение scramble из Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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