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单词 scrimmage
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Definition of scrimmage in English:

scrimmage

nounˈskrɪmɪdʒˈskrɪmɪdʒ
  • 1A confused struggle or fight.

    混战;扭斗

    there was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • And they were not able to make any scrimmages with any of our fighters in the city.
    • Different situations, and momentaneous scrimmages brought about this rivalry, and consequently led to many wars between the natives and settlers in the years to come.
    • This exhibition was as different as possible from our normal scrimmages.
    Synonyms
    fight, battle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fracas, rumpus, melee, free-for-all, rough and tumble
    Irish, North American, &amp Australian donnybrook
    Law, dated affray
    informal scrap, dust-up, punch-up, set-to, shindy
    British informal scrum
    British informal, Football afters
    North American informal rough house
  • 2American Football
    mass noun A sequence of play beginning with the placing of the ball on the ground with its longest axis at right angles to the goal line.

    〔美橄〕争球

    Michigan was called for pass interference in the first play from scrimmage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Any kick from scrimmage must be made from behind the line to be legal.
    • Later in the series, the next offense had a little bit better luck as the freshman running back gained 17 yards on the first play from scrimmage.
    • On a play from scrimmage, if an offensive player fumbles anywhere on the field during fourth down, only the fumbling player is permitted to recover and/or advance the ball.
    1. 2.1count noun A session in which teams practise by playing a simulated game.
      〔主美橄〕队内分组练球
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He has been declared healthy for the 2003 season, although the Badgers are holding him out of scrimmages as a precaution.
      • I mean like… I've played with them, I've played against them in scrimmages, but never for real.
      • Friday practices during the fall were usually scrimmages and Adrian had learned to look forward to them each week; but this week was different.
      • Owners decided that coaches would fill the additional schedule time produced by the elimination of two preseason games with additional intrasquad scrimmages.
      • By the time scrimmages were over she knew that she'd managed to acquire a few more bruises.
      • This included three thirty minutes scrimmages, followed by a twenty minute scrimmage.
      • Some online league play, customized team matches and plain scrimmages would definitely be a welcome addition to the game.
      • I'll have you know that I spend more time checking injury reports, reviewing practices and scrimmages, and comparing schedules and outcomes than most people spend sleeping.
      • Varsity soccer teams will practice on the turf, saving the grass competition fields for games and scrimmages.
      • After the rest of the drills, Coach broke them up into teams for scrimmages.
      • Kansas City's offensive line, nearing a record for most consecutive starts as a group, destroyed Minnesota's front seven during two days of scrimmages in August.
      • Leading up to the season, the team has played a number of short scrimmages against local colleges.
verbˈskrɪmɪdʒˈskrɪmɪdʒ
[no object]American Football
  • 1Engage in a scrimmage.

    〔主美橄〕参加争球;参加队内分组练球

    I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When she got there, the girls were already scrimmaging.
    • Of course, it never helps to sprain an ankle halfway through by stepping on someone else's foot scrimmaging, and then continue to run on it…
    • She was basically her rival on the soccer field when it came to scrimmaging because they always went at it.
    • By scrimmaging, players react under game conditions.
    • We'll just be scrimmaging, and a few different drills, so I can see who you are and where I want to put you.
    • After that, he scrimmages before finishing with ten minutes of stretching.
    1. 1.1with object Put (the ball) into a scrimmage.
      把(球)放在并列争球的位置
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Following a field goal, the non-scoring team may choose for play to resume either with a kickoff as above, or by scrimmaging the ball from its own 35-yard line.

Derivatives

  • scrimmager

  • noun
    • Like the other prop, he must be a rock solid scrimmager.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She plays the show-biz game like a true scrimmager, dodging, scrambling and tackling much bigger obstacles.
      • In scrimmage, each team had one centre scrimmager flanked by two side scrimmagers.

Origin

Late Middle English: alteration of dialect scrimish, variant of the noun skirmish.

Rhymes

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Definition of scrimmage in US English:

scrimmage

nounˈskrɪmɪdʒˈskrimij
  • 1A confused struggle or fight.

    混战;扭斗

    there was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Different situations, and momentaneous scrimmages brought about this rivalry, and consequently led to many wars between the natives and settlers in the years to come.
    • And they were not able to make any scrimmages with any of our fighters in the city.
    • This exhibition was as different as possible from our normal scrimmages.
    Synonyms
    fight, battle, struggle, tussle, brawl, fracas, rumpus, melee, free-for-all, rough and tumble
  • 2American Football
    The beginning of each down of play, with the ball placed on the ground between the offensive and defensive lines with its longest axis at right angles to the goal line.

    〔美橄〕争球

    Michigan was called for pass interference in the first play from scrimmage
    Example sentencesExamples
    • On a play from scrimmage, if an offensive player fumbles anywhere on the field during fourth down, only the fumbling player is permitted to recover and/or advance the ball.
    • Any kick from scrimmage must be made from behind the line to be legal.
    • Later in the series, the next offense had a little bit better luck as the freshman running back gained 17 yards on the first play from scrimmage.
    1. 2.1 A session in which teams practice by playing a simulated game.
      〔主美橄〕队内分组练球
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I'll have you know that I spend more time checking injury reports, reviewing practices and scrimmages, and comparing schedules and outcomes than most people spend sleeping.
      • After the rest of the drills, Coach broke them up into teams for scrimmages.
      • Kansas City's offensive line, nearing a record for most consecutive starts as a group, destroyed Minnesota's front seven during two days of scrimmages in August.
      • Varsity soccer teams will practice on the turf, saving the grass competition fields for games and scrimmages.
      • He has been declared healthy for the 2003 season, although the Badgers are holding him out of scrimmages as a precaution.
      • Some online league play, customized team matches and plain scrimmages would definitely be a welcome addition to the game.
      • By the time scrimmages were over she knew that she'd managed to acquire a few more bruises.
      • Owners decided that coaches would fill the additional schedule time produced by the elimination of two preseason games with additional intrasquad scrimmages.
      • Leading up to the season, the team has played a number of short scrimmages against local colleges.
      • Friday practices during the fall were usually scrimmages and Adrian had learned to look forward to them each week; but this week was different.
      • I mean like… I've played with them, I've played against them in scrimmages, but never for real.
      • This included three thirty minutes scrimmages, followed by a twenty minute scrimmage.
verbˈskrɪmɪdʒˈskrimij
[no object]American Football
  • Engage in a simulated game.

    〔主美橄〕参加争球;参加队内分组练球

    I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After that, he scrimmages before finishing with ten minutes of stretching.
    • Of course, it never helps to sprain an ankle halfway through by stepping on someone else's foot scrimmaging, and then continue to run on it…
    • When she got there, the girls were already scrimmaging.
    • She was basically her rival on the soccer field when it came to scrimmaging because they always went at it.
    • We'll just be scrimmaging, and a few different drills, so I can see who you are and where I want to put you.
    • By scrimmaging, players react under game conditions.

Origin

Late Middle English: alteration of dialect scrimish, variant of the noun skirmish.

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