scramble
争夺,抢夺,争抢,争夺战
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scram·bled, scram·bling.
- : to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline.
- : to compete or struggle with others for possession or gain: The children scrambled for the coins we tossed.
- : to move hastily and with urgency: She scrambled into her coat and ran out the door.
- : Military. to take off as quickly as possible to intercept enemy planes.
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scram·bled, scram·bling.
- : to collect or organize in a hurried or disorderly manner: He scrambled the papers up from the desk. I scrambled the report together at the last minute.
- : to mix together confusedly: The teacher has hopelessly scrambled our names and faces.
- : to cause to move hastily, as if in panic: He scrambled everyone out of the burning building.
- : to cook in a pan while stirring, usually after mixing whites and yolks together.
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That may diminish the scramble for shots, though it also means health officials and leaders will have to work harder to make sure they’re delivering shots to those who need them.
Unless you put it out the night before, it’s a bit of a scramble in the morning.
In the aftermath of the late-night scramble to get vaccinated, I felt a strange mix of relief and guilt.
Now it’s a little bit of a scramble to get the pipeline back in order.
You can also see it in how he anticipates his receivers’ improvisational scrambles.
When Carter lost reelection in 1980, Rubenstein had to scramble.
In the meantime, the scramble is on and, in Republican presidential politics, anything can happen.
Colleges churn out graduates and confer advanced degrees, but the scramble for jobs continues.
Perhaps worst of all, this scramble for spoils raises the value of gains even as it lowers the bar for action.
The camera sweeps over to a room filled with seemingly holographic monitors as two technicians scramble.
Please remember that under socialism the scramble for wealth is limited; no man can own capital, but only consumption goods.
In all Trevithick's moves there was a for money, in which he invariably came worst off.