scuffle
发音
英 [ˈskʌfl]
美 [ˈskʌfl]
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- n.
- 扭打，混战
- 拖脚行走，拖步
- 拖着脚走的声音
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- vi.
- 扭打，混战
- 拖脚行走
单词词源
scuffle 扭打，争斗 scuffle 窸窸窣窣的响声
来自 PIE*skeubh,推，挤，词源同 shove,shuffle.-le,表反复。引申比喻义扭打，争斗。 来自 scuff,刮，摩擦，-le,表反复。引申词义发出窸窸窣窣的声音。
双语例句
- 1. A scuffle ensued , and government officials and hotel staff whisked her outside to a car , and she was driven away .
- 随之而来的是扭打，政府官员和酒店人员很快把她带到车上，而后被带离。
- 2. They had a difficult time opening the escape door , survivors said , and two got into a scuffle , slowing the evacuation .
- 幸存者称，他们费了很大的力气才打开逃生门，还有两个人扭打了起来，减慢了撤离速度。
- 3. Last week , a horrifying story floated around twitter : a young man had been killed in a scuffle over a new pair of nikes .
- 上个礼拜，一条令人震惊的消息帖爆微博：为了一双新耐克运动鞋扭打，一个年轻人丧生。