1no object, with adverbial of direction Make one's way quickly or awkwardly up a steep gradient or over rough ground by using one's hands as well as one's feet.

我们爬过了潮湿的巨石。

1. 1.1 Move hurriedly or clumsily from or into a particular place or position.
   笨拙地移动；仓促行动
   she scrambled out of the car

   她急匆匆地从车里钻出来。

   I tried to scramble to my feet

   我奋力想笨拙地站起来。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Kyle's eyes widened and he moved back, eventually scrambling back so fast he fell over.
   • I used to take the double-decker bus into town to shop for my mother, and Porrock used to go with me, scrambling up the steep stairs to the top deck.
   • Hailey hurriedly scrambled off the bed, and lunged at James with her arms outstretched.
   • Chuck scrambled into her room and began looking everywhere for her.
   • She interrupted him again, this time with a hurried bow, and scrambled out of the room before he could finish the question.
   • He and several colleagues scrambled into the hall, where they faced a terrifying choice: to their right, fire; to their left, thick smoke.
   • She backed away from him nervously, tripping over a stick, then quickly scrambling to her feet.
   • ‘What happened?’ Laras demanded, scrambling to a sitting position and examining his scraped knees and palms.
   • Doctors scrambled around hurriedly requesting tools and pushing nurses out of the way.
   • He quickly let her through, and she scrambled hurriedly to the door, but not before her math teacher got to her.
   • Her crew of 24 scrambled into lifeboats as the 50,000-tonne, 200-metre ship went down within 90 minutes.
   • The child scrambled clumsily to her feet and began to run in the other direction.
   • Workers scrambled to their positions in preparation for what had been determined to be an attack from a monster.
   • She scrambled into bed and turned off the light.
   • Panicking, I tried to scramble up and move away, but was too late.
   • He landed roughly on the ground and quickly scrambled to his feet.
   • Meanwhile, those few who had managed to scramble ashore were sheltering below a ruined Turkish fort.
   • She was up and pushing herself off of the ground quickly and Tristin scrambled away.
   • I scrambled to a sitting position and stared at the person who had burst down the door.
   • Nikholas was sitting in front of the cell's bars, although he scrambled to a standing position as Ian entered.

   Synonyms

   struggle, hurry, scurry, scud, scutter, hasten, rush, race, run
2. 1.2scramble into Put (clothes) on hurriedly.
   匆忙穿（衣）
   Robbie scrambled into jeans and a T-shirt

   罗比匆忙套上牛仔裤和T 恤衫。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • ‘I am now a Bucks fan and I will make sure I'm at the stadium whenever the Bucks play at home,’ he said while scrambling into the familiar black and gold jersey.
   • He recalls panic as sirens sounded and troops had to scramble into nuclear, biological and chemical protective suits in temperatures sometimes topping 130F.
   • Sporadic sounds from instruments and band members yelling filled the room as everyone scrambled into their uniforms and went over their music one last time.
   • I was madly scrambling into my drysuit while Bill got the details from the divers, who had been drifting with this group for an hour or so.
   • I scrambled into my dressing gown and half-dashed half-limped down the stairs.
   • Hastily he got out of bed and scrambled into his clothes.
   • She scrambled into her clothing and ran out to the couch.
3. 1.3informal with object Perform (an action) or achieve (a result) hurriedly, clumsily, or with difficulty.
   〈非正式〉（匆忙、笨拙或费力地） 做；取得
   Cork scrambled a 1–0 win over Monaghan

   科克费劲地以1比0战胜了莫那罕。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • He raced clear of the defence to scramble the ball past keeper Mark Cairns.
   • That fell to Basturk, who cottoned on to Sas' through ball only to see his header scrambled off the line by Omar Daf.
   • Mercer, Lee Ashcroft and Foster then combined in a move that was scrambled away from the Telford line.
   • The ball is scrambled away for a throw.
   • The young defender almost gave Thistle the lead as early as the sixth minute, but his header from a corner was scrambled clear by Gordon Russell.
   • Frotunately, the kick cracked the foot of the post and was scrambled away.
   • He went off on a weaving run before chipping through only for the ball to be scrambled clear.
   • Gary Louth scrambled an early goal for Bentham and they got a fortunate second when a shot flipped up off a divot and the Grange keeper caught it but fell back over his line.
   • A Harte free was dropped by Robbie Jameson before the Eadestown keeper recovered and scrambled the ball to safety.
   • Bath then captured 5-22 and must have been distraught when Bolton were able to scramble a two-wicket win off the final delivery.
   • But the ball also struck the far post and the Newry defence scrambled it clear.
   • Hoyne broke through, was bottled up before he scrambled a pass to Shefflin and he first-timed a low shot from close range.
   • David Wetherall headed the cross for Watford's first corner which was scrambled away.
   • Udall then had to scramble the corner away under pressure from Brian Pennington.
   • And he will have been delighted with the way his team kept battling to the end and came closest to scrambling a winner in both recent draws.
   • There was still a chance for Andy Kirk, but the ball was scrambled away.
   • Then he had a shot which struck the post before being scrambled away by the visitors.
   • Livingston were under the cosh, scrambling the ball clear twice in injury time, but held on desperately for points.
   • The midfielder's fiercely hit left wing cross was scrambled clear.
   • Three minutes later a mix-up in the Fenor goalmouth was penalised when Brian Canty appeared to get the final touch as the ball was scrambled to the net.
4. 1.4with infinitive Struggle or compete with others for something in an eager or uncontrolled and undignified way.
   争取；争夺
   firms scrambled to win public-sector contracts

   众家公司奋力争取获得政府资助企业的合同。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The software sector lends itself to mergers and takeovers as firms scramble to keep pace with market changes and shifting demand.
   • His family is struggling and scrambling to deal with not only the emotional issues but the financial impact as well.
   • The media bombard the public with calls for more government spending and eager politicians scramble to help in the spend-up.
   • As a backlash against this silly move builds, the Greens are now scrambling to explain away the mess.
   • Under green flag racing, drivers are in fighting mode, scrambling for track position.
   • The lunchroom turned into a full-fledged panic as the students scrambled to find shelter.
   • Three powerful recent blasts from three wholly different regions in space have left scientists scrambling.
   • With a market downturn, firms are scrambling to sustain those billable hours and are rethinking how much they should pay their PMs, he says.
   • The potential has international ad agencies scrambling for position.
   • She is scrambling to make up ground against her rivals.
   • The media giant is pulling apart its empire as it scrambles to compete in a changed media world.
   • They have taken over key positions there and are scrambling to devise a plan to salvage the business.
   • Our salespeople really had to scramble to maintain our position.
   • It is left now to the white collar worker to scramble for a position.
   • Most hospitals are scrambling like crazy to try to fill vacant positions.
   • It was investors looking for bargains who produced last week's momentum, not shorts scrambling to cover their positions.
   • This is a new benchmark for LCD production that competitors will have to scramble to emulate.
   • The Aggies have been far less competitive than they were last year and are scrambling to salvage something positive out of this season.
   • The bell rang and I jumped before quickly scrambling to collect my books.
   • Shutting the operation down has left ISP Channel affiliates scrambling.

   Synonyms

   jostle, scuffle, scrimmage, tussle, battle, struggle, strive, compete, contend, vie, jockey

2with object Order (a fighter aircraft or its pilot) to take off immediately in an emergency or for action.

1. 2.1no object (of a fighter aircraft or its pilot) take off for emergency action.
   命令（战斗机，飞行员）紧急起飞（作战）
   as the jet headed towards Italian airspace, two F104 fighters scrambled from a base in Sicily to intercept it

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Fighter jets scrambled into the clear blue skies above the American capital.
   • Jets and bombers scrambled again; the strikes would go on.
   • In Britain, Royal Air Force fighter planes scrambled today to escort a Greek jetliner to a London airport.
   • They will be forced to deploy their guards outside to try and hold you off while one of their squadrons scrambles from the spaceport.
   • Seven helicopters scrambled to join the rescue effort there.
   • We scrambled, but one plane had trouble and did not get off.
   • All twelve of Devil fighters scrambled and accelerated to top speed and engaged the puny defences of Sky Base Beta.
   • Fighter jets and Blackhawk helicopters scrambled before the plane was identified and escorted to the Washington airport.
   • Fighter jets scrambled and diverted the plane to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
   • German fighter planes scramble to intercept him but he lands safely.
   • I think that there were serious errors in not notifying them in time, serious errors in terms of deciding which air bases were tasked with scrambling.
   • Fighter jets scramble too late to intercept a private plane flying very close to the White House.
   • We scrambled in squadrons of 12 aircraft from Biggin Hill and climbed like crazy to get over the Germans so we could dive on them.
   • If the plane is acting suspiciously, fighter jets could scramble to intercept.
   • RAF jets will patrol an air-exclusion zone while others will be ready for scrambling at the Leuchars air force base near St Andrews.
   • The aircraft are designed to scramble and intercept incoming enemy jets before they can pose a threat to the carriers.
   • The objects were also picked up by radar, prompting jet fighters to scramble to intercept.
   • True, fighters can scramble to a hot spot earlier than a cruiser, but what's the point in doing so when they get shot down by enemy cruisers in two seconds?

3with object Make (something) jumbled or muddled.

可能他喝酒喝昏头了。

1. 3.1 Cook (eggs) by beating them with a little liquid and then cooking and stirring them gently.
   炒（蛋）
   you may have your eggs scrambled or boiled

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Usually, the only solution is soaking and scrubbing, which is why I scramble eggs only in non-stick pans.
   • In a separate bowl, beat eggs and prepared them to be scrambled.
   • He made breakfast for the two of them, keeping up a constant flow of chatter while he scrambled some eggs and pan-toasted a few slices of bread.
   • Push everything to one side, and gently scramble the eggs in the same pan.
   • A legacy from Italian colonial days is the frittata, made by scrambling eggs with onion and peppers.
   • When my mom and dad came in a while later, I had the eggs scrambled and cooked to a nice golden brown.
   • He simply shrugged and hummed while scrambling some eggs on the hot plate.
   • Add the eggs and stir gently until softly scrambled.
   • I actually think the offer of a kipper was just a bluff, and doubt that the ‘chef’ in those guest houses would've been able to scramble an egg.
   • For example, try storing uncracked eggs with truffles for a few days, then scramble the eggs.
   • I also roasted a delicata squash and loosely scrambled some pretty brown eggs, and then I ate very dark chocolate.
   • Eggs, whether scrambled, poached or boiled, are popular with everyone.
   • After scrambling the eggs and buttering the toast, she divided it up on three plates, sliding one in front of Geoff and another in front of Rick.
   • She begins to scramble some eggs, when Steve comes up from the basement.
   • This amazing new kitchen appliances perfectly scrambles an egg inside the shell.
   • The eggs have to be softly scrambled, and cooked in butter.
   • I advised Caroline to replace her breakfast porridge with scrambled or poached egg and grilled tomatoes.
   • By the time I had begun frying the bacon and scrambling the eggs, my uncle had joined me in the kitchen.
   • It tastes great, whether you're making salad dressing or scrambling a few egg whites.
2. 3.2 Make (a broadcast transmission or telephone conversation) unintelligible unless received by an appropriate decoding device.
   对（广播，电话）加密（使在无相应解码装置的情况下无法接听）
   the signal is scrambled into code

   Example sentencesExamples

   • The basis of conditional access technology rests on scrambling and descrambling the pictures on your screen.
   • All data in the payloads is scrambled, but framing bytes in the overhead consist of fixed data patterns and thus are not scrambled.
   • He also said a weak signal could be scrambled and be undetected by another broadcaster.
   • What we don't know is if NSA is able to crack PGP messages scrambled using 1024 character codes.
   • Voice data also arrives scrambled, but it's more complicated because of the real-time nature of VOIP.
   • The scrambled data can only be unlocked with passwords that you determine.
   • When we negotiate, our clients certainly want a program, which scrambles a signal so you can't copy it.
   • That could cause bits of information to disappear or become scrambled in transmission, and render the chip useless.
   • Use a secure browser - software that encrypts or scrambles information you send over the Internet - to guard the security of your online transactions.
   • If he can't meet members of the JTTF face-to-face, he talks to them on a secure telephone that scrambles his conversations.
   • A song will be scrambled, and downloaded simply as raw, unintelligible data.

4American Football
no object (of a quarterback) run with the ball behind the line of scrimmage, avoiding tackles.

1usually in singular A difficult or hurried clamber up or over something.

一次狼狈的爬墙。

1. 1.1 A mountain walk up steep terrain involving the use of one's hands.
   爬山，登山
   the route gives an excellent scramble up on to the narrow summit ridge

   Example sentencesExamples

   • It is a scramble, but it's not difficult and, if the crest is too airy for you, it's easy enough to trace a less exposed route on the east side of the ridge.
   • This delivers a scramble over boulders and down the backside of a fairly impressive granite dome.
   • The Askival Pinnacle can be climbed on its west side by a difficult scramble but can be avoided by a traverse on the east side of the ridge.
   • That first ascent was a good scramble, with a little light rock climbing and much vertigo.
   • Fine views gradually emerge of falls across the steep canyon, though don't try the hazardous scramble down to them.
   • Together, they have scaled the stony scramble of Stirrup Crag at Yewbarrow, hit the heights of Helvellyn twice and negotiated the precarious pathway of Striding Edge.
   • The choice of routes covers the full spectrum of climbing grades from difficult scrambles, to E8 multi-pitch climbs achievable only by those with Spiderman-like abilities.
   • A steeper, rocky scramble leads directly to the summit of Ben More at 966m.
   • A rough scramble reaches the highest rock, the mountain's summit.
   • The first is the scramble through the lakeshore rocks in the fog, where shadowy figures pop up and disappear before it can be determined who they are.
   • From there it is a straightforward, if steep, scramble on a scree-covered footpath all the way to the summit.
   • You can walk much of the 2-mile-long crack, formed thousands of years ago, but at times it's more of a scramble and a squeeze.
   • Crisp air, soaring mountain faces, a scramble up a chain ladder that took us up a short cliff face and then a walk across the summit plateau brought us to what felt like the lip of the world.
   • At the Hermitage they had a glorious scramble up the Mueller Glacier to Mount Ollivier on the Sealy Range before they cycled on to Wanaka, Cromwell and Dunedin.
   • This is passed by a delicate traverse on the left to a scramble down and final chimney, or else is laddered also to the left.
   • It involved a scramble over a scree pile, then a bit of free-climbing up a fissure in the granite.
   • A long, lingering snow patch gave a superb standing glissade back down to the col before the last scramble up to An Caisteal, the castle.
   • The walk up the river bed was more of a scramble, as it had rained overnight and the large, algae covered boulders were treacherous and slippery.
   • It's a quick scramble down from the summit to my skis.
   • After a short scramble through impressive rock architecture, turn right over a slab to gain the summit of north peak, an airy viewpoint.
2. 1.2British A motorcycle race over rough and hilly ground.
   〈英〉摩托车越野赛
   a local landowner allowed some kids to hold a motorbike scramble in the woods

   Example sentencesExamples

   • Speedway racing is not the only interest of the new club - members will go to scrambles and TT races.
   • In August 1988 planning permission was refused for the proposed use for a motor cycle scramble / motor cycle track for practice only.
3. 1.3 An eager or uncontrolled and undignified struggle with others to obtain or achieve something.
   不择手段地争取
   I lost Tommy in the scramble for a seat

   抢座位时我丢失了汤米。

   Example sentencesExamples

   • A property tycoon has put an historic Scottish abbey up for auction for more than £1million, starting a scramble among local people to raise the cash.
   • A rise in the number of expensive private fitness centres in Scotland has led to an unprecedented scramble for customers.
   • The mad scramble for tickets is continuing in both counties with just over 26,000 allocated in Cork and Kilkenny.
   • The lesser lights realistically are hoping to lift support for their party, bearing in mind the post-election scramble to form a government.
   • As even public universities become more privatized, the scramble for external funding wedges the two castes further apart.
   • I had to drop all four of them off, and it was a real scramble to get their shoes together and to get their homework material together, and to drop them off like that.
   • Expect the scramble for cement, for lumber, for raw materials in the booming southeast to continue.
   • Now its dash to grab market share has turned into a scramble to sack workers.
   • Doctors, social workers and people with HIV describe a desperate scramble to gain access to lifesaving medications.
   • Again, if demand for rented accommodation slackens further, investors might high-tail it out of the market, pushing prices down in the scramble.
   • The scramble for rail tickets began today, as eager passengers tried to secure scarce Christmas seats.
   • Numerous human rights violations have been committed in the scramble for these riches.
   • The key is to offer candidates good reason to turn away from the scramble for corporate and private dollars.
   • At one point water began flowing from the back of a firetruck and firefighters were seen making a mad scramble to turn off the supply.
   • The war was a scramble for the control of the second largest oil reserves in the world and a move to establish its imperial hegemony.
   • Both sides embarked on an escalating public relations battle and a frantic scramble for the moral high ground.
   • Yorkshire schools are resorting to poaching teachers from each other as a mad scramble to beat the shortages and fill vacancies in time for September begins.
   • As with test publishers, the scramble to boost revenues sometimes leads test-prep companies to violate ethical standards.
   • They were unaware that a degraded environment leads to a scramble for scarce resources and may culminate in poverty and even war.
   • There is a scramble - a modern gold rush - to patent as much of the genome as possible.

   Synonyms

   struggle, hurry, rush, race, scurry

   tussle, jostle, scrimmage, scuffle, battle, struggle, free-for-all, competition, contention, vying, jockeying

   muddle, confusion, melee

2usually in singular An emergency take-off by fighter aircraft.

3usually in singular A disordered mixture of things.