score

verb

/skɔː(r)/

/skɔːr/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they score	/skɔː(r)/ /skɔːr/
he / she / it scores	/skɔːz/ /skɔːrz/
past simple scored	/skɔːd/ /skɔːrd/
past participle scored	/skɔːd/ /skɔːrd/
-ing form scoring	/ˈskɔːrɪŋ/ /ˈskɔːrɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

give/get points/goals

[intransitive, transitive] to win points, goals, etc. in a game or competition（在游戏或比赛中）得分

Fraser scored again in the second half.弗雷泽在下半场时再次得分。
score something to score a goal/try/touchdown/victory/point/run射门得分；带球触地得分；达阵得分；获胜；得分
Brazil failed to score a win, leaving their further progress in the competition in doubt.巴西队未能取得胜利，让他们在比赛中能否进一步前进存疑。
the only man to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final唯一在世界杯决赛中上演帽子戏法的人
On his debut at Old Trafford he scored 154 against Australia. 在老特拉福德的首秀中，他在对阵澳大利亚的比赛中攻入了154粒进球。
He scored 20 points in 36 minutes.他在36分钟内得到20分。
He scored 30 goals in 20 games. 他在 20 场比赛中攻入 30 个进球。

Extra Examples

She scored twice in the first half.上半场她就梅开二度。
He scored with a neat header.他以一个漂亮的头球得了分。
She has not yet scored for her new club.她还没有为新俱乐部进过球。
The England team failed to score against Italy on Saturday.星期六对意大利的比赛中，英格兰队未能得分。

Topics Games and toysa2, Sports: ball and racket sportsa2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

once
twice
etc.
…

verb + score

try to
be able to
manage to
…

preposition

against
for

phrases

come close to scoring
have a/the chance to score
have an/the opportunity to score
…

[intransitive] to keep a record of the points, goals, etc. won in a game or competition（在游戏或比赛中）记分

Who's going to score?谁来记分呢？

Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsa2

[transitive, intransitive] to gain marks in a test or an exam（在考试中）得分

score something She scored 98 per cent in the French test.她法语考了 98 分。
+ adv./prep. Girls usually score highly in language exams.在语言考试中，女生通常得高分。
Women consistently scored higher than men in this test.在这项测试中，女性成绩一贯比男性高。
Some studies show that low-income Latino adolescents tend to score low on self-esteem.一些研究表明，低收入的拉丁裔青少年的自尊心得分往往较低。

Topics Educationb1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

highly
well
consistently
…

[transitive] score something to give something/somebody a particular number of points评分；打分数

The tests are scored by psychologists.测验由心理学家评分。
Score each criterion on a scale of 1 to 5.按 1 到 5 分给每一种标准打分。
a scoring system评分体系

[transitive] score something to be worth a particular number of points分值是；得…分

Each correct answer will score two points.每答对一题得两分。

succeed

[transitive, intransitive] to succeed; to have an advantage获得胜利；取得优势

score (something) The army continued to score successes in the south.军队在南方不断取得胜利。
Lewis scored a win with a hugely funny sketch about a car salesman.刘易斯以一个关于汽车推销员的非常有趣的小品赢得了胜利。
She's scored again with her latest blockbuster.她凭借她最新的成功之作再次引起轰动。
score over something Bicycles score over other forms of transport in towns.在城镇，自行车比其他交通工具更胜一筹。

Extra Examples

In the key area of negotiation, women scored highly.在谈判这种关键领域，女性表现更为出色。
The company scores highly on customer service.该公司在客户服务方面做得很好。

Topics Successc2

arrange/write music

[transitive, usually passive] to arrange a piece of music for one or more musical instruments or for voices编总谱

be scored for something The piece is scored for violin, viola and cello.这个乐谱是为小提琴、中提琴和大提琴演奏而编的。
score something The director invited him to score the movie (= write the music for it).导演邀请他为电影配乐。

cut

[transitive] score something to make a cut or mark on a surface（在物体表面）划下痕迹，刻出记号

Score the card first with a knife.先用刀在卡片上划出痕迹。

have sex

[intransitive] score (with somebody) (slang) (especially of a man) to have sex with a new partner和新伴侣发生性关系

Did you score last night?你昨晚把她搞到手了吗？

buy drugs

[transitive, intransitive] score (something) (slang) to buy or get illegal drugs买（或搞到）毒品

Word OriginLate Middle English, from Old Norse skora ‘make an incision’.

Idioms

score a point/points (off/against/over somebody)

to show that you are better than somebody, especially by making clever remarks, for example in an argument（尤指在辩论等活动中机灵地）驳倒，挫败
- He was always trying to score points off his teachers.他总是想从老师那里得到分数。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

score

noun

/skɔː(r)/

/skɔːr/

Idioms

points/goals, etc.

[countable] the number of points, goals, etc. scored by each player or team in a game or competition（游戏或比赛中的）得分，比分

a high/low score高分；低分
What's the score now?现在比分是多少？
The final score was 4–3.最终的比分是 4:3。
I’ll keep (the) score.我来记分。
A penalty in the last minute of the game levelled the score 2–2.比赛最后一分钟的判罚把比分拉成了2比2平。

Extra Examples

At half-time the score stood at 3–0.上半场结束时比分为 3 比 0。
Figo levelled the scores with a curling free kick.菲戈用一记弧线任意球将比分扳平。
The score was close in the final game.决赛比分接近。
He got around the course in 72, giving him an average score of 70.他以 72 分的成绩完成了这一轮，平均成绩达到了 70 分。

Topics Games and toysa2, Sports: ball and racket sportsa2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

big
excellent
good
…

verb + score

achieve
earn
finish with
…

score + verb

be
stand at

score + noun

board
card
sheet
…

preposition

score against

phrases

bring the scores level
keep the scores level

[countable] (especially North American English) the number of points somebody gets for correct answers in a test（考试中的）分数，成绩

test scores考试分数
an IQ score of 120智商测试 120 分
a perfect score满分
to get a high/low score得高／低分
This year, Jimmy's maths scores are slipping. 今年，吉米的数学成绩有所下滑。
The mean scores are as shown in Table 1.平均分如表1所示。
Other factors did not significantly impact children's scores on these tests.其他因素并没有显着影响儿童在这些测试中的成绩。

music

[countable] a written or printed version of a piece of music showing what each instrument is to play or what each voice is to sing总谱

an orchestral score管弦乐总谱
the score of Verdi’s ‘Requiem’威尔第《安魂曲》的总谱

Extra Examples

There was a mistake in the piano score.钢琴谱中有一个错误。
the vocal score of ‘The Magic Flute’《魔笛》的声乐乐谱

Topics Musicc2

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

full
music
musical
…

verb + score

compose
play
read
…

preposition

in a/the score

[countable] the music written for a film or play（电影或戏剧的）配乐

an award for best original score最佳原创配乐奖
The musical score is magnificent and the performances are outstanding.配乐很棒，表演出色。
The score for the movie was composed by John Williams.这部电影的配乐由约翰·威廉姆斯创作。

Wordfinder

aria
chorus
coloratura
diva
libretto
opera
orchestra pit
recitative
score
surtitles

Topics Musicc1, Film and theatrec1

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

full
music
musical
…

verb + score

compose
play
read
…

preposition

in a/the score

twenty

[countable]

(plural score)

a set or group of 20 or approximately 2020 个；约 20 个

Several cabs and a score of cars were parked outside.外边停着二十几辆汽车和几辆出租车。
by the score Doyle's success brought imitators by the score (= very many imitators).多伊尔取得成功后，仿效者群起。
the biblical age of three score years and ten (= 70)《圣经》上所说的七十岁

Topics Maths and measurementc1

many

scores

[plural] very many大量；很多

There were scores of boxes and crates, all waiting to be checked and loaded.大批的箱子和板条箱等着检验后装运。

cut

[countable] a cut in a surface, made with a sharp tool刻痕；划痕；伤痕

facts about situation

the score

[singular] (informal) the real facts about the present situation实情；真相

What's the score?情况怎么样？
You don't have to lie to me. I know the score.你不必瞒我。我知道是怎么回事。

Word OriginLate Old English scoru ‘set of twenty’, from Old Norse skor ‘notch, tally, twenty’, of Germanic origin; related to shear.

Idioms

even the score

to harm or punish somebody who has harmed or cheated you in the past结清宿怨；摆平

on that/this score

about that/this matter就那个（或这个）来说；在那个（或这个）问题上
- You don't have to worry on that score.那件事你不必担心。

settle a score/accounts (with somebody) | settle an old score

to hurt or punish somebody who has harmed or cheated you in the past（和某人）算账，清算旧账；报复（某人）
- ‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’“谁做得出这样的事呢？”“也许是结有宿怨的人吧。”
- An embittered Charlotte is determined to settle accounts with Elizabeth.愤怒的夏洛特决心与伊丽莎白算账。