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- Rugby an ordered formation of players, used to restart play, in which the forwards of a team form up with arms interlocked and heads down, and push forward against a similar group from the opposing side. The ball is thrown into the scrum and the players try to gain possession of it by kicking it backwards towards their own side.【英橄】抛球开始两队并列争球。
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- Brit. informal a disorderly crowd of people or things〈英, 非正式〉杂乱; 混乱; 骚动的人群：
there was quite a scrum of people at the bar.
酒吧里有乱哄哄的一大堆人。
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scrummed, scrumming
no obj. Rugby form or take part in a scrum【英橄】参加并列争球。
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- informal 〈非正式〉jostle; crowd推挤; 群集：
everyone was scrumming around behind him.
人人都在他后面推推搡搡。
词源
late 19th cent.: abbreviation of SCRUMMAGE.