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- a utensil resembling a spoon, with a long handle and a deep bowl, used for removing powdered, granulated, or semi-solid substances (such as ice cream) from a container长柄勺, 球形勺。
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- a short-handled deep shovel used for moving grain, coal, etc.短柄勺, 铲。
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- a moving bowl-shaped part of a digging machine, dredger, or other mechanism into which material is gathered铲斗, 戽斗。
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- a long-handled spoon-like surgical instrument匙, 杓。
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- a quantity taken up by a scoop一勺（铲）的量：
an apple pie with scoops of ice cream on top.
顶部浇有几勺冰激凌的苹果馅饼。
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- informal a piece of news published by a newspaper or broadcast by a television or radio station in advance of its rivals〈非正式〉（报纸, 电视, 电台在同行之前）抢先报道的新闻。
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the scoop
N. Amer. the latest information about something〈北美〉最新消息。
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- an exaggerated upward slide or portamento in singing（唱歌中）夸张的上滑音。
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- with obj. and adverbial pick up and move (something) with a scoop用勺舀; 用铲子铲：
Philip began to scoop grain into his polythene bag.
菲利普开始用铲子往塑料袋里装粮食。
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- create (a hollow or hole) with or as if with a scoop挖出, 挖空：
a hole was scooped out in the floor of the dwelling.
住宅地板上被挖出了一个洞。
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- pick up (someone or something) in a swift, fluid movement（急速地）捡起, 拾起, 抱起：
he laughed and scooped her up in his arms.
他笑着双手猛地抱起她。
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- with obj. informal publish a news story before (a rival reporter, newspaper, or radio or television station)〈非正式〉在（其他记者、报纸、电台或电视台）前抢先报道。
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- win (an amount of money, a prize, or a trophy)赢得（金钱、奖品或胜利纪念品）。
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- no obj.(in singing) preface notes with an exaggerated upward slide or portamento（唱歌）使用夸张的上滑音作为曲调的前奏; 滑唱。
派生词
scooper
nounscoopful
noun词源
Middle English (originally denoting a utensil for pouring liquids)：from Middle Dutch， Middle Low German schōpe 'waterwheel bucket'; from a West Germanic base meaning 'draw water'; related to the verb SHAPE.