scoop
杓子,勺子,舀子,舀水
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Definitions
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- : a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- : a utensil composed of a palm-sized hollow hemisphere attached to a horizontal handle, for dishing out ice cream or other soft foods.
- : a hemispherical portion of food as dished out by such a utensil: two scoops of chocolate ice cream.
- : the bucket of a dredge, steam shovel, etc.
- : Surgery. a spoonlike apparatus for removing substances or foreign objects from the body.
- : a hollow or hollowed-out place.
- : the act of ladling, dipping, dredging, etc.
- : the quantity held in a ladle, dipper, shovel, bucket, etc.
- : Journalism. a news item, report, or story first revealed in one paper, magazine, newscast, etc.; beat.
- : Informal. news, information, or details, especially as obtained from experience or an immediate source: What's the scoop on working this machine?
- : a gathering to oneself or lifting with the arms or hands.
- : Informal. a big haul, as of money.
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Examples
These clear glass tumblers are usually the vessels for heaping scoops of strawberry ice cream with a fudge swirl, whipped cream, and sprinkles, but they are equally useful for spicing up an after-work drink.
The journalist has enough information for a big scoop about London’s corruption, but is afraid to hit “publish” because the authorities might retaliate against a captive friend.
This shovel features a 15-inch-wide, 19-inch-long, rust-proof aluminum scoop that can handle debris, dirt, and rubble.
Amy Coney Barrett’s hearings are set to begin today, New Zealand’s election approaches, and we’ve got the scoop on what to expect at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit this week.
This box also comes with five capsule covers and a scoop to transfer grinds into the pods.
With a 1¾-inch ice cream scoop (or two spoons), scoop round balls of dough onto the prepared sheet pans.
The children desperately scoop the water out with their hands.
In stand mixer, mix cookie mix following the directions on the box, scoop 11 cookies onto baking sheet, place in oven.
McClatchy was the winner and got the scoop, and I will live with that.
She refuses to speak on the record about an issue because she has already guaranteed that scoop to another magazine.
Jess laid the dog down on a bed of moss as she spoke, and started energetically to up piles of the fragrant needles.